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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLUTC PKT 01-27-2003January 27, 2003 5:30 pm '. City of Federal. Way City Council Land Use/Transportation ::COmmittee City Hall ,CO(j'ncil Chambers MEETING AGENDA 2. 3. 4. CALL TO ORDER Approval of Minutes of the ,lanuary 6, 2003, meeting PUBLTC COMMENT (3 minutes) BUSINESS ITEMS A. Comprehensive Plan Site Specific Requests and Action Follow-Up to Chapter/Map Discussion and Questions B. Legislative Transportation Principles for 2003 Action C. Adelaide Neighborhood Traffic Safety (NTS) Project Action D. 2002 Pavement Markings Contract Acceptance and Action Retainage Release E. 2003 Metro Transit Service Changes Action F. Limited Property Tax Exemption Code Amendment Action FUTURE MEETING and AGENDA ITEMS Clark/45 min Matheson/15 min Perez/10 min Perez/5 min Perez/15 min Doherty/20 min 6. AD]OURN Committee I~lembers Eric Fa/son, Chair Dean McCo/gan I~I/chae/ Park K:~LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2003XJanuary 27, 2003, LUTC Agenda.doc City Staff Kathy McC/ung, D/rector, Community Development Services Sandy Ly/e, Administrative Assistant 253.661.4116 January 6, 2003 5:30 pm City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee City Hall Council Chambers MEETING SUMMARY In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, Deputy Mayor Dean McColgan and Councilmember Mike Park; Councilmember Linda Kochmar;; City Manager David Moseley; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Public Works Director Cary Roe; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Deputy Director of Community Development Services Patrick Doherty; Deputy Public Works Director Ken Miller; Senior Planner Margaret Clark; Traffic Engineer Rick Perez; Surface Water Manager Paul Bucich; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the December 16, 2002, meeting was approved as presented. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments Chapters 6-10 - The Comprehensive Plan text amendments to chapters 6-10 were reviewed and discussed, After the staff presentation on Chapter 6, Capital Facilities, the LUTC had a question about the change in the Parks level of service from 10.7 acres of parkland per 1,000 population to 10.1 acres per 1,000. They also asked what steps the City was taking to increase the level of service. The LUTC also questioned the reason for changing the capacity for a performing arts center from 800 to 1,000 seats. They also asked staff whether the Lakehaven Utility District would still purchase water from Tacoma after the construction of the Second Supply Pipeline and if staff knew when the Fire Department might be constructing new fire stations, Staff responded that they would follow up on these questions and provide responses at the following LUTC meeting. After presentation on the City Center Chapter, the LUTC asked for clarification on whether there would be one or two parks constructed in the City Center. Staff responded that they would clarify this language. The only question on the Potential Annexation Chapter (PAA) was whether any of the East Campus land owned by Weyerhaeuser was in the PAA. The only comment on Chapter Ten, Private Utilities was that many of the wireless providers had changed their names. No action was taken. The Committee will take action on the 2002 Comprehensive Plan Amendments to chapter text, maps and site specific requests after all presentations are completed at the next meeting on January 27, 2003. 5. FUTURE MEETINGS The next scheduled meeting will be January 27, 2003. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. K:\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2003\January 6, 2003, LUTC Minutes.doc CITY OF FEDERAL WAY MEMORANDUM January22,2003 TO: VIA: FROM: SUBJECT: Eric Faison, Chair Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC) David M~~anager Kathy McClung, I)irector of Community Development Services Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner Cover Memorandum - 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update - Site-Specific Requests and Follow-up on Land Use/Transportation Committee Questions on Chapters and Maps of the Comprehensive Plan A. BACKGROUND Attached is a memorandum, which discusses the four site-specific requests received for the 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update and a response to the Committee's questions on the comprehensive plan chapters and maps. The responses to Chapter Three, Transportation includes a response to a January 6, 2003, letter from the Washington State Department of Transportation B. REASON FOR COUNCIL ACTION Pursuant to FWCC Article IX, "Process VI Review," any amendments to the comprehensive plan, comprehensive plan designations map, or zoning text must be approved by the City Council based on a recommendation from the Planning Commission. All land-use related items are presented to the Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC) for their review and recommendation prior to action by the City Council. C. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission conducted public hearings on November 6, November 20, and December 4, 2002. After conclusion of the December 4, 2002, public hearing, the Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments pursuant to FWCC Sections 22-529, 22-530, and 22-488(c), and forwarded the following recommendations to the city council: Approve the amendments to the text and maps of the comprehensive plan as proposed by staff and amended by the Commission (staff changes are shown by stfikeeut and underlined and Planning Commission changes are shown as dz'.:'~!z :trikzzxt and double underlined). 2. They forwarded no recommendation on Request # 1 (Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson). 3. Approve the applicants' requests for Site Specific Request #2 - Clerget Industries LP, Request #3 - STRS Associates, and Request #4 - Kitts Corner. D. LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OPTIONS The Committee has the following options: 1. Text and Maps of the Comprehensive Plan (a) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to the text and maps of the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Planning Commission. (b) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to the text and maps of the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Planning Commission and modified by the LUTC. 2. Site-Specific Requests (a) Site-Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson (i) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' (Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson) request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Community Business and BC. (ii) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the staff's recommendation of a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Neighborhood Business and BN for the Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson properties only. (iii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving the parcels with a comprehensive plan designation of Single Family High Density Residential and zoning of RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet). (~b) Site-Specific Request #2 - Clerget Industries LP and Site-Specific Request #3 - STRS (i) Recommend that the full Council accept the Planning Commission's recommendation and adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' (Clerget Industries LP and STRS Associates) request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Community Business and BC. (ii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving the parcels with a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Business Park and BP and direct staff to research potential changes to the allowable mix of uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. (c) Site-Specific Request #4- Kitts Corner. (i) Recommend that the full Council accept the Planning Commission's recommendation and adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Multiple Family and RM 2400, and that this site be included in the larger Kitts Comer development agreement. (ii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving the parcels with a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Business Park and BP. P~e2 APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE ACTION: Eric Faison Dean McColgan Mike Park Enc: January 22, 2003 Staff Report to the LUTC with Exhibits 1-27 152002 Comprehensive Plan Amendments\Selection Process\012703 Cover Memo to LUTC.doc/01/22/2003 11:45 AM Page 3 CITY OF FEDERAL WAY MEMORANDUM January 22, 2003 To: VIA: FROM: SUBJECT: MEETING DATE: Eric Faison, Chair Land Use Transportation Committee (LUTC) David Moseley, City Manager Kathy McClung, Director of Community Development Services Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update - Site-Specific Requests and Follow-up on Land Use/Transportation Committee Questions on Chapters and Maps of the Comprehensive Plan January 27, 2003 A. BACKGROUND The 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update includes updates to text and maps of the comprehensive plan (Exhibit I) and requests by the public for changes to comprehensive plan designations and zoning for specific parcels. The locations of these site-specific requests are shown in Exhibit 2 - Composite Map. The Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC) discussed the proposed amendments to Chapters 1-5 of the Comprehensive Plan during their December 16, 2002, meeting and proposed amendments tS Chapters 6-10 during their January 6, 2003, meeting. As a result of their discussions, the Committee requested that staff research and follow-up on certain questions. This memorandum will first discuss the four site-specific requests, followed by a response to the Committee's questions on the comprehensive plan chapters and maps. The responses to Chapter Three, Transportation, will include a response to a January 6, 2003, letter from the Washington State Department of Transportation (Exhibit 3). B. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY November 6, 2002 Planning Commission Public Hearing (Exhibit 4 - Meeting Summary) November 20, 2002 Planning Commission Public Hearing Continued (Exhibit 5 - Meeting Summary) December 4, 2002 Planning Commission Public Hearing Completed (The Planning Commission made a motion to forward their recommendations to the LUTC and City Council [Exhibit 6 - Meeting Summary]) Page - 1- December 16, 2002 January 6, 2003 January 27 2002 LUTC Meeting (Discussion of Comprehensive Plan Chapters 1-5) Continuation of LUTC Meeting (Discussion of Comprehensive Plan Chapters 6-10) Continuation of LUTC Meeting (Discussion of Site-Specific Requests and Follow-Up to Questions on Comprehensive Plan Chapters and Maps) C. SITE-SPECIFIC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANGES · The City has, receivedo°_maa~r~t~f-~_or~haages~to comprehensive plan designations and zoning of property. These requests are summarized as follows and are more fully discussed in Exhibit 7- November 27, 2002, Staff Report to Planning Commission (pages 4-16). Exhibit 2 - Composite Map shows the location of all four site-specific requests. SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #1 - TAYLOR, PETERSON, ROBINSON, AND OLSEN File Number: Parcels: Location: Size: Applicants: 01-103839-00 UP 401320-0006, 092104-9100, 092104-9261, and 092104-9098 Two parcels located south of South 304th Street and east of Military Road South and two parcels located south of South 304th Street and west of Military Road South (Exhibit 8). 2.64 acres Parcel No. Property Owner Acres 092104-9100 Linda Peterson 1.03 acres 092104-9261 Robert Robinson 0.46 acres 401320-0006 Vilma Stewart Taylor 0.3 acres 092104-9098 Shirlene Olsen 0.85 acres TOIAL 2.64 acres Vitma Taylor, Linda Peterson, and Robert Robinson applied for the comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. City staff recommended including Parcel No. 92104-9098, which is owned by Shirlene Olsen. This parcel experiences similar noise levels to the other three parcels. In a letter dated December 26, 2002, Ms. Olsen indicated that she did not want to be part of the request (Exhibit 9). Owner: Agent: Request: Same as Applicant Brad Medrud, AHBL, Inc. Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Single Family High Density Residential RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) Page-2- Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Community Business Community Business (BC) Public Comments Received Prior to Planning Commission Public Hearing: The applicants submitted nine letters in support .of their request (Exhibits G-O of Exhibit 7). Earlier in the process, at the selection stage, the City received a telephone call from a citizen who was concerned that changing the zoning of these three parcels would be spot zoning. In addition, one of the applicants for a similar request in the 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update indicated his desire to be included as part of this request. Staff Recommendation: That the properties be granted a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Neighborhood Business and BN. Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended that the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of the Taylor, Petersen, and Robinson parcels be changed from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Neighborhood Business and BN but that the Olsen property not be included in the change. However, because the vote was not by a majority of the entire Commission, the Planning Commission's recommendation on this request goes forward as "No recommendation." Public Comments Received During and After Planning Commission Public Hearing: During the public hearing, Timothy Hickel of the Law Offices of Payne and Hickel submitted information in support of Vilma's Signs being considered an allowable use in the Neighborhood Business (BN) zone (Exhibit 10). Subsequent to the public hearings by the Planning Commission, Mr. Hickel also submitted a letter following up on his previous testimony (Exhibit 11). Correspondence was also received from Shirlene Olsen stating that she did not want to be part of the request (Exhibit 9). Follow-Up Analysis by Staff Staff did additional research as a result of the public testimony and additional information provided (Exhibits 10 and 11) stating that Vilma's Signs should be considered retail and be allowed in the Neighborhood Business (BN) zone and also public testimony stating that Pat's Plumbing should be considered an office and be allowed in the Community Business (BC) zone (Exhibit 6 - Minutes of the December 4, 2002, Planning Commission Public Hearing). The analysis by staff in the November 27, 2002, Staff Report to Planning Commission (Exhibit 2) stated that Pat's Plumbing and Vilma's Signs are not uses allowed in either the BN or BC zone; however, they are allowed in the Business Park (BP) zone. Furthermore, the report stated that neither BC nor BP zoning are appropriate for this area based on the residential surroundings. Page-3- The report also stated that zoning the parcels BN would allow the continuation of the two commercial uses as legally nonconforming uses. This means that the uses may continue unless they trigger certain provisions of Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Chapter 22, Article IV, "Nonconformance." For example, any expansion in gross floor area or any structural alterations, such as changes to the appearance of the building, would require that the uses conform to those allowed in the BN zone, which would mean that the existing plumbing and sign businesses would no longer be allowed. However, these properties could be sold in the future and developed for a commercial use permitted in the BN zone. Staff did further research and responds as follows: (a) Vilma's Signs Additional information provided by the applicant's attorney clafifi~x[that,Y_ilma.'.s Signs functions as a small retail store and also provides graphic design services and silk screening in support of the products it sells to its retail customers (Exhibit 11). He, therefore, stated that these businesses should be considered allowable based on the Neighborhood Business (BN) Use Zone Chart (Exhibit 12), under the category of Other retail uses not specifically listed in the BNzone. The Director of Community Development Services may approve a use allowed under that category if the proposed use is determined to be consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan policies for the BN zone. The City's Comprehensive Plan (P. II-25-II-27) (Exhibit 13), states that BN areas are intended to provide convenient goods (e.g., groceries and hardware) and services (e.g., dry cleaners, dentist, bank) at a pedestrian scale close to adjacent residential uses. Vilma's signs does not fit into the category of a neighborhood business; however, it would be allowed in the Community Business (BC) and Business Park (BP) zones. Neither the BC or BP zoning designation is appropriate for this location. (b) Pat's Plumbing Pat's Plumbing was originally allowed in this location as a plumbing contractor business whose work is primarily conducted off-site. The December 21, 1999, approval letter from the City written in response to their request for business license approval (Exhibit 14), stated that, "In summary, the proposed plumbing service contractor business would be considered a legal nonconforming use of the subject property since the site has been lawfully used as a contractor yard as discussed below." The previous use on the site was Cartland Alarm, a dispatch operation and electrical contractor-staging yard. The Cartland Alarm business was also considered a legal nonconforming use, since the use was in existence prior to the February 1990 incorporation of the City. Furthermore, on October 21, 1999, the City approved a Process I application to operate a towing yard on that site. This towing yard never started operations. The City's rational for allowing Pat's Plumbing on the site was that it was not considered a "change-of-use" from the previously nonconforming use (Cartland Alarm), since Pat's Plumbing did not exceed the City's change-of-use criteria in FWCC Section 22-1. Based on the history of the site, it is clear that in allowing Pat's Plumbing to locate on this parcel, the City considered it to be a contractor business whose work is primarily conducted off site and not an office as defined by the City Code. The description in the December 21, 1999, approval letter went on to say that, "The business includes approximately 15 employees, of which five would be on-site office staff and the remaining ten would be field workers; the business includes approximately ten commercial vehicles and parking for 15 employees; the business includes outdoor storage of plumbing supplies of a temporary and incidental nature; ..." Page-4- The staff, therefore, reaffirms its previous decision that based on the nature of its operation, Pat's Plumbing would be allowed in the Business Park (BP) zone as "Office and warehouse space, including equipment storage yards, for service businesses whose work is preformed primarily off premises" (Exhibit 15). Staff also reviewed the list of allowable uses in the Community Business (BC) zone and determined that the Pat's Plumbing use would also be allowed in this zone as it is similar to "Oversized commercial vehicle facilities and service yards including truck stops, tow or taxi lots, and transfer facilities" (Exhibit 16). However, neither the BC nor BP zoning designation are appropriate for this location. REQUESTS #2 AND 3 ARE FOR TWO ADJACENT PARCELS~ WHICH ALTHOUGH UNDER DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP~ ARF_~RESEN~TI~Y, ~REI.NGJASED AS A TRUCK TERMINAL.-AS A RESULT~ THE REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED TOGETHER. SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #2 - STRS ASSOCIATES File Number: Parcel: Location: Size: Applicant: Agent: Owner: Request: 01-103689 UP 292104-9O77 North of South 356~h Street and west of Enchanted Parkway South (Exhibit 17) 5.44 acres STRS Associates Same Same Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Community Business Community Business (BC) SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #3 - CLERGET INDUSTRIES LP. File Number: Parcel: Location: Size: Applicant: Owner: Request: 01-103554-00 UP 292104-9001 North of South 356th Street and west of Enchanted Parkway South (Exhibit 18) 4.27 Acres Clerget Industries LP., Rob Rueber Same Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Page -5- Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Community Business (BC). Community Business (BC) Public Comments Received: Staff Recommendation: A property owner to the south of South 356th has called staff and visited the office. He was interested in obtaining more information about the requests. Staff recommended that the City explore potential changes to the allowable mix of uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. Therefore, staff recommended that the requests be denied. Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended that the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of the STRS Associates and Clerget Industries LP parcels be changed from Business Park and BP to Community Business and BC. Public Comments Received During and After Planning Commission Public Hearing: During the public hearing, Rob Rueber representing Clerget Industries LP submitted a letter in support of changing the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of the two parcels from Business Park/BP to Community Business/BC (Exhibit 19). This letter states that the market for these two parcels is for retail uses such as those allowed in the Community Business (BC) zone and not for those industrial types of uses allowed in the Business Park zone. SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST//4 - KITTS CORNER File Number: Parcels: Location: Size: Agent: Applicant: Owners: Request: CPA99-0008 202104-9070, 202104-9001, and 202104-9072 South of South 336'h Street and west of Pacific Highway South, west of the on-site wetlands (Exhibit 20) 13.35 acres Richard Borsini on behalf of Campus Gateway Associates, Gene Merlino, and Chase WN Trust Same as above Campus Gateway Associates, Gene Merlino, and Chase WN Trust To change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Multiple Family and RM 2400 Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Multiple Family Multiple Family (RM 2400) Page -6- Public Comments Received: Staff Recommendation: Planning Commission Recommendation: A July 15, 2002, letter was received from the Washington Trucking Association (Exhibit R of Exhibit 7). The Association was concerned that multiple family development in that area would result in additional traffic congestion. That the request be approved and included in the Kitts Corner development agreement. The Planning Commission recommended that the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of the Kitts Corner parcel be changed from .~,~Bu~Ln~e~s&P~k_a~d. BP. t o Multiple Family..and RM~ 2400 zoningrand that the it be included in the Kitts Comer development agreement. FOLLOW-UP TO LUTC's QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS This section will list each chapter of the comprehensive plan and respond to any questions that the LUTC had of staff during the December 16, 2002, and January 6, 2003, meetings. Additional language proposed in response to LUTC comments are shown as highlighted and underlined and proposed deletions are shown as 1. Chapter 1 - Introduction The LUTC had no questions. 2. Chapter 2 - Land Use The LUTC had no questions. 3. Chapter 3 - Transportation In response to the LUTC comments on this chapter, the following changes are being proposed. These changes are shown as Exhibit 21. (a) The LUTC had a question about Map III-6 concerning whether the planned grid system should be extended through the Sea Tac Mall area. They recommended that staff modify the maps in the comprehensive plan to reflect a grid system in that area. Maps III-5 and III-6 were modified to reflect a grid system through the City Center. (b) The LUTC also questioned whether South 320th should be designated as cross-section H to the middle of I-5. Map III-6 has been modified to terminate this classification at the southbound ramp of I-5. (c) The responses to the January 6, 2003, letter from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT, Exhibit 3) are as follows: (i) WSDOTComment: Describe and clarify City role in state LOS standards. Page -7- City Staff Response: Staff proposes to address this item in the 2003 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pending outcome of the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC's) attempt to develop a regional LOS standard. (ii) WSDOT Comment: Define Highways of Statewide Significance. City Staff Response: The following language will be added to the top of Page III-13, These. freeways.hav.e, been c.!assffiei:t by,~SDOT, as:,H~.ghways :of Statew~de S~gmficance, .a'.c...0nnotat~on used~or.urban:,freeways,:.and :rural artenals-m,lmor~t~z~ng transportatj°~iiding.'' (ii~):~SDLlZ~ent; SR 509 Project Descriptions, delete the last sentence of the second paragraph under the heading SR 509 on Page III-38. City Staff Response: Staff has not found any evidence that routing SR 509 coincident with SR 99 was seriously considered by WSDOT. (iv) WSDOT Comment: The DOT requested clarification on Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID) projects. City Staff Response: The following language will be added after the first paragraph on Page III-39: "J.'he CitsLi~ concerned about the hig!3.1evels o.fcongestion within and around each of the three.i..nterch'.4_n_ge areas__serving the City on I-5. The City _~yill work with WSDOT and other afl~cted agencies to assure adequate access between !-5 and the City· Proiects being considered include all three in/erchang..e..s.', and a.r....e., prioritized in the following order: I-__5_./SR 18/SR 161 "Triangle": WSDOT teamed with the City, King _C."3?unt¥, and the City of Milton to develop alternatives to resolve several ~;ap.~city..and safety,, issues surrounding the Outmoded cloverleaf interchange at I-5 and SR 18. A d. esign_ study i._s~l_etion and two alternatives have been devel0ped,_with several similar attributes: · Direct rmnp connections between I-5 south and SR 18 east Direct ramp connections between 1-5 north and SR 161 · Reduction or, elimination ofweavingareas · Potential ramp connectiOns betw~er/iI-5 south and South 375~ Street This prolee[~the~C~ty s~ghest.;pr,:mr~p, rolect, von:.!,5. I-5/South 32.0th ,gtreet: The City is leading a design study starting in 200.3_ to develop alternatives to improve access between I-5 and the City Center. The existin~:interchange'hasbeen idehtifi'ed by~!?WSDOT as a High Accident:E~)cati0n and is" ai capa¢ity.ii0~i Failure 'to resolve these issues could be a~d~terr~it to,Plfinn~d ~levelopni~nt inthe City Center· Page -8- This '13roiee.t'ig':.theiC.i .ty'.s s~cor~d"highest pfi6ri .~,:.:Pr°.iect"on;I-5. 1-5//. South 2'72nd Street:. AS an outgrowthibf~Sound...Transit's plans to iniff?b~e, trafi~it.ficcess between,I~5,and par~n'd.;Ride'Lots ~tiear South 272nd 8tre~f~iwsD~Ti~':~lOund Tran, s.'i.t,.K~fi~.'C0ufi~d tl~e eities'af Kent and F~defili:~t/V'have"been .inv61~,ed 'iii ,design, a~/~i.~6s ;t0':.res°lve :sh0rt- and i6iig4~":dfipaci .tyiprobl~mg"~t'. thisinter6h~n~'?'3 4. Chapter 4 - Economic Development ..... ,,~n response to the LUTC comments on this chapter, the following changes :are being proposed. These changes are shown in Exhibit 22. (a) P. IV- 16 - Under "Summary of Achievements," The following language has been added: "The City has developed .Celebration Park wh~ch~ m.add~t~¢n to~.'the'ree~at~onal .amenities for~City;residents, includes.toumam6nt-quali .ty.so~er.and giSftball"fa~ciii~i~s,that..attract · '. ':'.,J.~,.x.~ ': ~:.~ ...... ¥.'.[. ~.'~.,~:'.. · . ' '.',~,: · · ' ,~. ",'.' :o:v.. .. " ''. .... . "...' .' · '. '..,. ,, . players :and ~.o, urnaments, ff,o.m throughout ~the 'Pac~. ~e?NorthwestCth~reby contributing stibstariflal e~:6nomic actiVity 'to. Fedelifi'l:'Way'th~fi~hi ~xpenditures for lodging,.shopping, dining;:.and other services." The LUTC had also suggested adding the construction of the 14~h Avenue ring road, the first of the grid systems roads in the downtown as an achievement. Since this achievement is already included on P. VII-34 in Chapter Seven, City Center, under "Infrastructure Improvements," staff recommends not also including it in this section. (b) P. IV-20 - Under "Office Development," the second to last bullet has been changed to "Development of technical and research space increases in East anld,,: Campus." (c) P. IV-20 - Under "Office Development," a new bullet has been added as follows: "Federal .,W,..ay attracts, more high-tech firms and firms xvhose..b~iSiness is'related to high- tech industries." (d) P. IV-21 - Under "Institutional, Cultural and Recreational Development," a new bullet has been added as follows: "The'City of~.Federal WaY.~ereates;~ofking':P~erships with · · o . ......o . . .~ .,i ...... ;. '~i~..i~..~' .. ~.:..5 .: . ~ ,~','~ :',.*~.~.~:.~? ,"~' .:. · mst~tutmns:of h~gher~educat~on .m,ordertoencourag.e..:sand support~the~r expansion and further integration :~i~hin'the Fedeii~ii.?Way economY~as well as to identify and exploit increasing opportun~t:tes for econOmic.de~eloPmenC' (e) P. IV-28 - Under "Human Resource Programs," language has been restored and modified to reflect the LUTC's concerns as follows: "In addition to the economic development strategies discussed in the previous section, human resource dev_c_'.l_op..m.e.n! programs are another general way whereby cities can _s.uI?p._o..~ economic development. These programs are often not included as part of an economic development program because they focus on assisting people b3soUr~.:fo~fi~;in6ss6.~. ~,,a;o~.,~.,.~. ,~.~',.~.~.. h,,o:;,~o~;~.,.~. However, improving and remediating human resources is an imPortant long run approach. The previous ~ general Page-9- (f) approaches to economic development strategies try to raise revenues, reduce costs, or reduce risks for business location, facility investment decisions, and operating decisions of businesses." "Human resource programs make a community attractive to new and existing businesses by improving the local labor force. Components of a human resources program ~a¥ include: 1) providing temporary support for underemployed workers, unemployed workers, and their families; 2) providing job training and retraining to improve an individual's ability to enter or remain in the work force; 3) creating referral and other programs that allow labor resources to become more mobile and to respond to information about job openings; and, 4) by providing social service programs that meet the needs of community residents who are temporarily not able to participate in the ecommLv. In. many instances.~ad~it~u~xe~.qoaxme .R.[ggram addresses,some, J.f not all, of these human resource development objectives. Federa! ...Way ce~~g ! !uman Services prcgram-worki.~g-with-looa.! gcc[a! serv'~ce agencies '~d efiucaticnal ins6mtions-t,y~,te, liver '~ ................. witl~a-foous on ..~lp~..e, .... de .... wlm~ar~ P. IV-33 - Under EDP24, the words "and:local ifi~itUtidii~S'iofhighe'r, leduch~i0n" have been added after "businesses" in the fourth line. (g) P. IV-34 -- A new policy I:DP25 has been added as follows: "The City of Federal Way will strive lo create working partnerships.with institutions of higher edUCation in order to _e.~_~_c.._o.t.!.r_ag_e_a..n_.d_.s_u_pport their expansion and further integration within the Federal Wa>: ~.c.9_n.0_n35,, as well as to identifvand exploit increasing_...o..pportunities for economic development." (h) P. IV-34 -- A new policy 1';I)P26 has been added as follows: "The City will consider o_p_portunities to partner with local human-service orgg_n_i_z, ations to assist in providing hnman resources develop!ne[_]t programs tbr unemployed or under-employed xvorkers." Chapter 5 - Housing Staff is providing the following background information on Affordable Housing because the LUTC had a number of questions relating to the targets for affordable housing. The LUTC also requested staff to highlight all policies in the chapter that pertained to the provision of affordable housing. Those highlighted policies are provided in Exhibit 23. Background on Affordable Housing The Growth Management Act (GMA, RCW 36.70A[3][e]) requires a jurisdiction to adopt policies that consider the need for affordable housing. Therefore, a housing element is required to be a part of every comprehensive plan. The existing policies in the comprehensive plan were adopted in November 1995 and have not been substantially changed since that time. In order to achieve interjurisdictional consistency and coordination, the GMA (RCW 36.70A.210) further requires that counties in consultation with its cities adopt Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs), which would establish a countywide framework to guide the development and adoption of local comprehensive plans. Adopted policies must include the following: Page - 1 O- · Policies to implement Urban Growth Areas · Policies for promotion of contiguous and orderly development and provision of urban services to such development. · Policies that consider the need for affordable housing, such as housing for all economic segments of the population and parameters for its distribution. King County Countywide Policy (CWPP) AH2 states that each jurisdiction shall plan for a number of housing units affordable to households with incomes between 50 and 80 percent of the County median household income (low income households) that is equal to 17 percent of its pro.~u-etc'~mml~rvwth. In addition, each jurisdiction shall plan for a number of housing units with incomes below 50 percent of median income (very low-income households) that is either 20 or 24 percent of its projected household growth. King County monitors how jurisdictions are progressing towards their affordable targets through the yearly Benchmark Reports. According to the 2002 King County Benchmark Report (Figure 29.4 -Percent of Affordable Housing Units), Federal Way has 22 percent of all existing housing (rental and owner-occupied) affordable to those earning below 50 percent of median income and 38 percent of all existing housing (rental and owner-occupied) affordable to those earning between 50 and 80 percent of median income. Those communities, like Federal Way, that already have a high percentage of affordable housing must plan for only 20 percent of all new housing units for those with incomes below 50 percent of median income. However, a jurisdiction can only count existing housing if a previously market rate housing was converted to affordable housing. Therefore, we cannot count existing affordable housing towards the required percentages. However, either new rental or owner-occupied units count towards the affordable targets. There are no sanctions for a jurisdiction that is not meeting its affordable housing goals. However, a jurisdiction is expected to have policies to. encourage and strategies to create affordable housing. They are also expected to provide adequate capacity and zoning for development of housing types that are affordable. Affordable housing include multiple family, accessory dwelling units, cottage housing, and manufactured housing within single-family neighborhoods. It is also important that a jurisdiction's comprehensive plan is in compliance with the GMA because this is one of the criteria for obtaining a planning-related grant from the state. 6. Chapter 6 - Capital Facilities The changes to the Capital Facilities Chapter are shown in Exhibit 24. (a) P. VI- 11 - The LUTC had a question about the change in the Parks level of service from 10.7 acres of parkland per 1,000 population to 10.1 acres per 1,000. They also asked what steps the City is taking to increase the level of service. In order to respond to this question, staff proposes to add the following language at the end of the paragraph in question: Page-Il- "The reason for:the decrease in level of Service..is primarily due to the actual:increase in Federal Way's population as shown in the 2000 Census compared to the Yehi~ly population estimates by the State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The 2000 Census showed the Federal Way population.to be 83,259, whereas the 2000 OFM population estimate for Federal Way was. 77,010, a difference of 6,249..The Ci .ty's current 2002 population is 83,850, and current inventory of parkland is 846 acres. In: order to meet the goal of 10.9 acres per 1,000 population, the. CitY needs to.add 68.acres of parkland to the.existing inventory. As shown on Table VI-3, the Parks'Six-y6ar. Capital Improx~ements Plan 2002-2007 (CIP) has parks acquisition .as...~n on-going pi'ojeet catego .ry. On,going acquisition,is necessary to meet the level .0f~servlce goal of' 10.9 acres per 1,000 population. In the past, the city has obtained land through plat dedication. The ......... £i3ty,is also,nOw considering a Park hnpact Fee to.provide ffindsf0r parks acquisition." (b) P. VI-11 - The LUTC questioned the reason for changing the capacity for a performing arts center from 800 to 1,000 seats. The reason for this change is that the 1994 Federal Way Cultural Arts Facility Feasibility Study recommended 1000 seats not 800. (c) P. VI-17 - In response to the LUTC's comments, Table VI-5 has been modified to change the anticipated year of construction for the Senior Center and Community Center from 2009 to 2005. (d) P. VI-31 - In response to the LUTC's question about whether the Lakehaven Utility District would still purchase water from Tacoma after the construction of the Second Supply Pipeline, the answer is "No." Lakehaven has not purchased any water from Tacoma for the last two years; they have been obtaining water from groundwater supplies. Staff proposes to add the following language to the end of the paragraph on this page: "The District will be increasing its water supply by over 50 percent when Tacoma's Second Supply Pipeline is completed at the end of 2004 and the District begins receiving its share of the project water. After construction of the pipeline, the District' does not plan to purchase any.water fr6m Tacoma Public Utilities on a wholesale basis." (e) P. VI-48 - In response to the LUTC's question on whether it was known when the Fire Department might be constructing new fire stations, at this time they have no timelines for construction of fire stations on the two properties that they own. Staff is proposing to add the following language at the end of the section on "Location and Capacity of Expanded or New Facilities." "The Fire DePartment does not presently have a timeline for construction of new fire stations on either of their two' proposed fire station locations." 7. Chapter 7- City Center The changes to the City Center Chapter are shown in Exhibit 25. (a) P. VII-10 - In order to clarify Goal CCG10, the words ~ inue to have been added before "enforce." Page-12- (b) (c) (d) P. VII-32 - The eighth bullet has been modified as follows: "If the City Council chooses the City Center as the appropriate location for City Hall, begin negotiations and acquire property for a City Hall r~,. ..... v Consider holding competition to design City Hall. Construct City Hall." P. VII-32 - The following bullet has been added: "Explore feasibility of creation ora Ci .ty Center Park, potentially associated with City Hall and/or other community facilities. If the concept is approved, begin negotiations and acquire property for a City Center Park. Design and construct a City Center Park." Maps VII-3, VII-5, VIIo6, VII-8, and VII-9 have been. modified, to~show, a_grid street system in the City Center Core. 8. Chapter 8 - Potential Annexation ~treas The changes to the Potential Annexation Area Chapter are shown in Exhibit 26. (a) P. VIII-1 -The second paragraph on this page has been corrected as follows: "The larger of the two areas is approximately 5,000 acres in size and is located to the east of the existing City limits along the Io5 Corridor ~ve!epment." (b) P. VII1-4 -The following corrections have been made: "The Federal Way PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study are scheduled to be completed in the Spr:,ng Fail of 2003." "The source for most of this information is the ,~c. ~,,k.,,;~, ~ June 2002, Potential Annexation Area Inventory Report, an information piece for the PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Studylhat is currently being developed." (c) P. VllI-9 -The following corrections have been made: "In terms of a street system, the area east of I-5 is well connected to the City. There are six principal arterials and three two minor arterials that provide access across I-5. These arterials include: 1) SR 161, 2) SR 18 at South 348th Street, 3) South 320th Street, 4) Military Road at two locations, 5) South 272"d Street, 6) South 336~ Street, and 7) South 288th Street, andS) Seuth 375' Street_(Map VIII-14)." 9. Chapter 9 - Natural Environment The LUTC bad no questions. 10. Chapter 10 - Private Utilities The changes to the Private Utilities Chapter are shown in Exhibit 27. Page -13- P. X-7 - The LUTC commented that several of the wireless providers had changed names. Therefore the following corrections has been made under "Wireless Networks: .... Existing Systems - The City of Federal Way is currently served with wireless services by U.S. Qwest, GOd,east, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Cingular, M~hi!e. E. REASON FOR COUNCIL ACTION Pursuant to FWCC Article IX, "Process VI Review," any amendments to the comprehensive plan, .-,~,.,~eompre, h~-n$ive~pta~designations map,_or~.zoning.text must be~approved by the City Councilbased on a recommendation from the Planning Commission. F. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission conducted public hearings on November 6, November 20, and December 4, 2002. Please refer to Exhibits 4, 5, and 6 for Meeting Summaries. After conclusion of the December 4, 2002, public hearing, the Planning Commission considered the proposed amendments pursuant to FWCC Sections 22-529, 22-530, and 22-488(c), and forwarded the following recommendations to the city council: Approve the amendments to the text and maps of the comprehensive plan as proposed by staff and amended by the Commission (staff changes are shown by strikeout and underlined and Planning Commission changes are shown as 2~'.:'~!: :tr'2:::xt and double underlined). 2. They forwarded no recommendation on Request #1 (Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson). 3. Approve the applicants' requests for Site Specific Request #2 - Clerget Industries LP, Request #3 - STRS Associates, and Request #4 - Kitts Corner. G. LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OPTIONS The Committee has the following options: 1. Text and Maps of the Comprehensive Plan (a) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to the text and maps of the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Planning Commission. (b) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to the text and maps of the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Planning Commission and modified by the LUTC. Page -14- 2. Site-Specific Requests (a) Site-Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson (i) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' (Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson) request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Community Business and BC. (ii) Recommend that the full Council adopt an ordinance approving the staff's recommendation of a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Neighborhood Business and BN for the Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson properties only. (iii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving the parcels with a comprehensive plan designation of Single Family High Density Residential and zouing of RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet). (b) Site-Specific Request #2 - Clerget ludustries LP and Site-Specific Request #3 - STRS (i) Recommend that tile full Council accept tile Planning Commission's recommendation and adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' (Clerget Industries LP aud STRS Associates) request for a compreheusive plau designation and zoning of Comlnunity Business and BC. (ii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving the parcels with a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Business Park and BP and direct staff to research potential changes to the allowable mix of uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. (c) Site-Specific Request #4 - Kitts Corner. (i) Recommend that the full Council accept the Planning Commission's recommendation and adopt an ordinance approving the applicants' request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Multiple Family and RM 2400, and that this site be included in the larger Kitts Corner developlnent agreement. (ii) Recommend that the full Council disapprove the requests by resolution, leaving tile parcels with a comprehensive plan designatiou and zoning of Business Park and BP. H. COUNCIL ACTION Pursuant to FWCC Section 22-541, after consideration of the Planning Commission report, and at its discretion holding its own public hearing, the City Council shall by majority vote of its total member, ship ta~e rife following action: 1. Approve tile amendments by ordinance; 2. Modify and approve the amendments by ordinance; 3. Disapprove the amendlnents by resolution; or 4. Refer the alnendments back to the Planning Commission for fi~rther proceedings. If this occurs, the City Council shall specify the time within which the Planning Commission shall report to the City Council on the amendments. Page-15- EXHIBITS Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Exhibit Proposed Changes to Comprehensive Plan Text and Maps 2 Composite Map - Site-Specific Requests 3 January 6, 2003, Letter From the Washington State Department of Transportation 4 Meeting Summary of November 6, 2002, Planning Commission Public Hearing 5 Meeting Summary of November 20, 2002, Planning Commission Public Hearing 6 Meeting Summary of December 4, 2002, Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 November 27, 2002, Staff Report to Planning Commission 8 Map of Site-Specific Request # 1 9 December 26, 2002, Correspondence From Shirlene Olsen 10 Information Submitted by Timothy Hickel on BehalfofVihna's Signs 11 December 5, 2002, Correspondence From Timothy Hickel 12 Portion of Neighborhood Business Use Zone Chart 13 P. 11-25-11-27 of the Comprehensive Plan 14 December 21, 1999. Use Process I Decision from City of Federal Way on Pat's Plulnbing 15 Portion of Business Park Use Zone Chart 16 Portion of Community Business Use Zone Chart 17 Map of Site-Specific Request #2 18 Map of Site-Specific Request #3 19 December 4, 2002, Correspondence from Rob Rueber, Clerget Industries LP 20 Map of Site-Specific Request #4 21 Changes to Chapter Three, Transportation 22 Changes to Chapter Four, Economic Developlnent 23 Polices Pertaining to Affordable Housing (shown as highlighted) 24 Changes to Chapter Six, Capital Facilities 25 Changes to Chapter Seven, City Center 26 Changes to Chapter Eight, Potential Annexation Area 27 Changes to Chapter Ten. Private Utilities 1:\2002 Comprehensive Plan Amcndmcnts\l,UTC\012703 Staff Report to LUTC.doc/01/22/2003 11:04 AM Page-16- EXHIBIT 1 PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AND MAPS ~z EXHIBIT Washington State Department of Transportation Douglas rt, MacDonald Secretary of Transportation RECEIVED BY JgN 0 7 20[12 No.hwest Washington Division Planning & Policy Office 401 2nd Avenue South, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104-2887 206-464-1260 / Fax 206-464-1286 TTY: 1-800833-6388 ~%~.wsdot wa gov January 6, 2002 City of Federal Way, Community Development Services Kathy McClung, Director 33530 1st Way South PO Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98003-6210 Re: EXHIBIT 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update WSDOT Review comments Dear Ms. McClung: We are in receipt of the city's Draft 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update. Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment. We would like to offer the following comments for your consideration in finalizing your update. The passage of HB-1487 (Level of Service Bill) in 1998 amended the Growth Management Act. Specifically, the city and county local planning requirements under RCW 36.70A are affected. The transportation element of a Comprehensive Plan is now required to include the following information: · An inventory for all the state-owned high~vays within the jurisdiction as well. as coordiuation of LOS standards on state routes, and; · An LOS analysis indicating the effect the jurisdiction's growth (using the projected land uses) will have on the state owued highway facilities and, · Identification of projected needs for those facilities based on the state's long-range highway plan, the State Highway System Plan (SHSP) 21:703-2022. You have analyzed the effect of the city's growth on the local and state transportation system as well as identifyiug projected needs and improvements for the state facilities based on PSRC's Destination 2030 and the SHSP. You have also inventoried all state-owned highways within your jurisdiction but some additional clarification may be warranted for the establishment of an LOS standard for these facilities. - The Growth Management Act stipulates that local agencies must include the adopted LOS for designated Highways of Statewide Significauce (HSS) in their local plans. You have adopted a citywide LOS standard of"E" for transportation planning purposes (page 111-35). Since there is no specific breakout of state facilities, it would be assumed the citywide standard is to be applied to all State roadway facilities. In the past, the State LOS standard for both HSS and non-l-ISS routes was "D-mitigated" in urban areas and "C" in rural areas. A new HSS standard has been adopted in the recent past. Because congestion within the transportation system has become more severe over the years, a measurement was needed to realistically establish how state transportation facilities compare to each other in actual total use as opposed to a one-hour "PM Peak" scenario. The Washington State Transportation Commission has adopted thresholds to establish "congested" highways -by utilizing a ratio of the Annual Average Daily Traffic volumes to the physical capacity of the roadway (known as the congestion index or ACR). These values could range from one to 24. For HSS routes the State adopted standard is ACR 6 for rural highways and ACR 10 for urban highways. Consequently, the LOS standard for HSS routes I-5 and SR 18 within your boundaries should be ACR 10. In addition to updating the HSS LOS standard, we recommend inclusion of the following two paragraphs in your Comprehensive Plan to describe the state's LOS methodology for HSS routes: "WSDOT uses a~ Annual Average Daily Traffic to one hour capacity ratio (AADT/C) to determine the severity of congestion over a 24 hour period. Index values under this system range from 1 (little to no congestion) to 24 (theoretically, congestion over the entire 24 hour day). This congestion indicator enables the comparison of each highway's daily volume of traffic to a one hour capacity. The Washington State Transportation Commission adopted this congestion index measure and established thresholds to identify "congested" highways at the index values of l0 for urban highways and 6for rural highways. When compared to traditional technical measures, these thresholds approximate LOS D operation in urban areas and LOS C operation in rural areas. Highways above these thresholds are identified as deficient." In the case of non-HSS routes and LOS standards, an additional piece of information may be of interest to you. Another aspect of the LOS bill was the task given to RTPOs (the PSRC within the confines of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties) to establish a regional LOS standard for non-HSS facilities. The PSRC has recently convened a group to do this. However, since they have not established the regional standard at this time and the process will not be completed until January or February 2003, the state established urban LOS standard of D ~nitigate is appropriate. In the future, when the next update of the transportation element is released, you should verify the standard for non-HSS LOS as established by PSRC and apply it to SR 99, SR 161, and SR 509. Concurrency requirements are exempt from HSS routes and typically do not apply to non-HSS facilities unless the local jurisdiction has specifically included them. That is not to say these state facilities can be igno~d and development can be permitted at will with no regard to the transportation impacts. WSDOT will continue to request appropriate mitigation for new development through the SEPA process if there is no interlocal agreement in place between WSDOT and the jurisdiction where development is proposed. In keeping with the establishment of Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS) and non-HSS routes, it would be appropriate to replace (or further define) the term "major freeways" on page III-12, under Street and Highway System, with "Highways of Statexvide Significance" in reference to I-5 and SR 18 in recognition of the requirements of RCW 47.06.140. On the bottoms of pages 1II-38 and III-39, references are made to the effect that I-5 and SR 509 running coincident from Fife to S 272® would be consistent with the city's plan. This is confusing. Is the city proposing that, if the new SR 167 alignment is completed, and the new connections at I-5 and SR 509 are made, the section of SR 509 north of SR 167 (new) in Pierce County and within Federal Way to SR 99 would undergo a jurisdictional transfer from the state to local ownership? What is the connection with potentially adding SOV and truck traffic to SR 99? Please clarify what is intended and meant by the paragraphs. Design work is currently underway for an urban interchange in the I-5 and S 272"d St. vicinity. As Federal Way has proposed that the reconstructed interchange be included as part of the Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID), it seems as if this improvement should be EXHIBIT. listed as an identified long-range need in your comprehensive plan. Additionally, the city has expressed an interest in pursuing funding through the RTID process for a new interchange in the I-5 and S 312th or S 320th area. Even though tile new interchange is mentioned on Page I11-95 (Table III-18, item 22) as a study, this interchange should also, at a lninimum, be listed as a long- range need in your updated transportation elelnent. There are several references to planned improvements for the I-5/SR 18/SR 161 interchange. A draft Design Analysis for this interchange has recently been produced which provides two design options for reconstructing this interchange. The city of Federal Way has been very involved in this study. We would like to see some mention of this in your update as well as au indication of the city's involvement in the process. Again, thank you for tile opportunity to review and comment on your 2002 Comprehensive Plan update. If you have any questions about these comments or require any other information, please give me a call at 206-464-1280. Sincerely, Tom Washington ~/ Washington State Department of Transportation Planning and Policy Office cc: Phil Fordyce, NW Region Charlie Howard, OUM Rocky Piro, PSRC Bill Wiebe, OSC Holly Gadbaw, DCTED EXHIBIT. November 6. 2002 7:00 p.m. City of Federal Way PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting City Hall Council Chambers MEETING SUMMARY Commissioners present: ,lohn Caulficld, t tope Elder, Bill Drake. Maria Justus Foldi, and Grant Newport. Commi%ioners absent (excused): Dave ()saki and Dini Duclos. Alternate Commissioners present: Tony Nqoorc and l~axx son Bronson. ,Alternate Commissioners absent (excused): Merle Plaiter and Christine ?qci~v~. Stat'i' prc~cnt: Community Development [)ireck~r Kathy McChmg, COlllllltllliiy Development Deputy Director Patrick Dohortv, Senior l>hmncr Margaret Clark, Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpalrick. and Administrative Assistant E. Tiaa Piety. Councilmembers Linda Kochmar and Eric t:aison xxcrc also in attcnctancc. Chair Caulficld called the mooting to order at 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF SUMMARY None. AUDIENCF. COMMENT INollc. AI)MINISTRATIVE I'VE POI~,T None. COMMISSION BUSINESS PU, IIIACIIEARIN(; 2002 Comln'ehcnsivc Plan Update, Chapters 1-5 Ms. Clark presented thc staf[' report and gave thc Colnmissioncrs an outline oi' her presentation. She gave a background lbr thc 2002 ('omprchcnsivc I)lan Update process and a history of thc l'¢r&rul WrO' Coml;rchen.s'ive P/rm. She than began explaining thc changes proposed tBr thc dift~rcnt chapters, skipping over grammar and small housekeeping changes. ('ttrqm~r One, htlrodttcli(m There were no lllajor changes to this chapter. Thc Commission had no questions or COtl/mCntS on this chapter. (;hrq;ler Two. Lrmd (/,'e Ms. Clark explained thc meaning of"capacity," and how it relates to tile Buildablc Lands Methodology and housing targets. Thc Commission asked where does l:ederal Way's Potential Annexation Area (PAA) fit into capacity and housing targets? Ms. Clark replied that tile PAA has an excess of capacity in regards to housing targets. It was noted that the vertical strips in Map !I-2 should be gray. Planning Commission Summary Page 2 November 6, 2002 Chapter Three, Transportation - Mr. Perez delivered the staff report for this chapter. He stated that most of the changes are updates to existing information. He noted that the information on traffic volumes (found on page III-14) shows that the rate of increase is dropping; however the average daily traffic is increasing. The drop in the rate of increase is because the City continues to grow. Policy TP21 (on page III-41) has been updated, and a code amendment will be proposed to loosen the block perimeter standards in Iow-density zones. It is felt that current standards may have discouraged development. Table III-14 (on page III-64), shows the City has been meeting their Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) goals. In response to a question on Table III-17, TIP (Transportation Improvement Program) HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) Improvements Federal Way (on page III-8), Mr. Perez responded that the proposed costs are based on current dollars, while the completed items are the actual cost. He commented that much of the increase in funding needs (on page III-102) is due to the cost of adding traffic signals and beaga~a.s¢.th -e..C4ty. has-mere st~:eets. The Cil.y3~as been. very successful in obtaining grar.,t fuuds to help meet the funding need. Mr. Perez said he will add a table on Highways of Statewide Significance, discussed on page III-106. Commissioner Elder commented that it is her understanding that City is required by the state to provide a way off of I-5. She stated that the 320th Street exit becomes very backed-up; is the City, or state, planning to improve that intersection? Mr. Perez replied that an off-ramp is exempt from this requirement. The state is aware of the problem, but any improvements will be awhile itl coining. The state hopes to replace the 320th overpass. Commission Elder went on to ask why is Metro planning another park-and-ride, when the 21" Avenue park-and-ride is barren? Mr. Perez replied that the City will work with Metro to research this issue and look at service improvements. One problem is that there is only one express bus from that park-and-ride to downtown Seattle. Buses that travel to downtown Seattle may end in the bus tunnel, or along Seneca Street. Riders generally have strong preferences for one or the other. Metro is considering adding an express route to the 21st Avenue park-and-ride so that one route will end in the bus tunnel and the other along Seneca. Pierce Transit is also involved in this effort and they are researching the possibility of a route from Northeast Tacoma to the 21s~ Avenue park-and-ride. Mr. Perez noted that ridership at the 21" park-arfd-ride is gradually increasing. He also noted that the City is trying to get all hourly transit service upgraded to ½ hour service. Commissioner Elder begged the Conunission's indulgence, but while Mr. Perez is here, she asked for an update on the Christian Faith Center traffic agreement. Mr. Perez replied that a consultant who has experience with projects of similar size has been hired for the Environmental hnpact Statement (EIS). They will be taking a fresh look at the long-term and short-term traffic impacts. Commissioner Drake inquired about the proposed HOV ramp for the proposed Transit center. Is it coordinated with what improvements that may be made to the 320'h Street interchange? His concern is that he doesn't want to see money spent on the ramp if we have to turn around and tear it down because of improvements to the 320'h interchange. Mr. Perez said that the City and state will keep the proposed HOV ramp in mind. Commissioner Newport noted that the second paragraph on page III-70 was updated to state that Federal Way has four park-and-ride lots. The following sentence states that the lots are nearly always at capacity, which is not true of the fourth lot. Mr. Perez said the paragraph will be reworked. Commissioner Newport also noted that the planned streets are not shown on Map III-5. Chairman Caulfield inquired about the City's policy for sidewalks by schools. He is concerned about the lack of sidewalks along the section of Hoyt Road located near a school. Mr. Perez replied that the state requires a safe walking route with new subdivisions. The City usually requires that a shoulder walkway K:~Planning Com missionL2002~Meeting Summary I 1-06-02.doc/Last printed 12/I 0/2002 03:36 PM EXHIBIT. IY' Planning Commission Summary Page 3 November 6, 2002 be provided for the safe walking route. One problem with sidewalks is that they have expensive drainage impacts. Tile City does not have a program for new sidewalks. There are funds in a safety budget that has been used to purchase flashing lights for areas near schools. The City works with the School District to prioritize the placement of these "flashers." Chairman Caulfield commented that he hopes the City Council will consider making sidewalks near schools a higher priority. Mr. Perez commented that oil tile collision maps (Map III-14 through III-17) the City now includes severity itl addition to collision rate. Collision rate is derived by dividing the number of collisions by the volulne of traffic through the intersection. This ineans that while an intersection may have a large number of collisions (say 320th and Pacific Highway South), it's rating may be lower that a lesser used intersection. This ensures that local streets are axvarded an "equal" importance as higher volume arterials. Commission Grant asked ifa collision means more than oue vehicle? Mr. Perez answered that eveu it' only one vehicle is involved, if the collision is reported it is counted. Commissioner Drake asked, on Map III-27A, ~vhat does signal communications refer to? Mr. Perez replied that it refers to connecting the signals along the indicated stretch to the City's signal system, xvhich lets the City know right away if there is a problem. In addition, on this map non-motorized projects are noted. They include a bike route that will parallel Pacific Highway South, thereby offering a safer alternative to bicyclists. The bike route will connect with Enchanted Parkway. Commissioner Ne~vport noted that the helicopter landing areas Oll Map 111-23 are all different from the Recommended Heliport Siting Areas on Map III-24. What is the reason for this? Mr. Perez replied he would have to research this question. These maps have not been reviewed since they were first prepared in 1995. Chapter Four, Economic Develol)men[ - Mr. Doherty presented tile staff report for this c3hapter. The format of the chapter has been extensively reworked, but most of the text changes are updates. The section oil Human Resource Programs (page IV-27) has been deleted. Such programs are a good idea and a worthy goal, but the City does not presently have the plans or funds, to support such programs. Goal EDG6 was added (page IV-30) because most growth occurs though existing businesses, not new ones. Policy EDP8 was added because the staff feels it is important to encourage the development/ redevelopment of existing commercial land, rather that create more though rezones. This does not mean that rezones will not happen, just that this issue will be considered. Tile Commission had no questions or comments on this chapter. Chattier Five, ttousing - Ms. Clark reclaimed the staff report discussion at this point. A complete upd_ate of this chapter will occur next year when the Human Services Plan is updated. Updates bare been'made to the chapter based on Census data and newly adopted household targets. She noted that the City has a lot of existing affordable housing, but not a lot of new affordable housing. The Commission had no questions or comments on this chapter. Commissioner Drake thanked tile staff for all the time and effort they have put into this project, Commissioner Newport asked for changes to the zoning map due to the site-specific requests, how are they handled? Ms. Clark replied because the comprehensive plan and site-specific requests are reviewed together, changes to the zoning map because of site-specific requests are done at a later date. There was no public testimony, it was m/s/c to continue the Public Hearing on the 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update to the Novmnber 20, 2002, Planning Commission hearing at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers. K:\Plannlng Commission\2002hMeeting Summary 11-06-02 doc/Last printed 12/10/2002 0336 PM EXHIBIT Planning Commission Summary Page 4 November 6, 2002 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS None. AUDIENCE COMMENT Councihnember Faison addressed the Commission in regards to the proposed "big box" code amendment. He asked if there was any interest in holding a joint Planning Commission, Land Use/Transportation Committee meeting to fi~rther discuss the issue. Chairman Caulfield replied that the Planning Commission is not against the concept, but felt it is too soon and more work needs to be done on the proposal. Commissioner Elder commented that the Commission felt that there hadn't been enough discussion on the proposal and more dialog needed to happen with property and business owners in the area. Given this the Commission is willing to attend a joint meeting. Councihnember Faison replied that lie would try to invite owners of large parcels to the joint meeting and would make arrangements for the meeting. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m. KAPlanning Commission2002kMeefing Summary I 1-06-02 doc/Last printed 12/10/2002 03:36 PM EXHIBIT_ November 20, 2002 7:00 p.m. City of Federal Way PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting City Hall Council Chambers MI'~ETING SUMMARY Commissioners present: John Caulficld. l lope l';tder, l)avc ()saki, l)ini l)uclos, and Grant Newport. Commissioners absent (excused): Bill l)rakc and Maria .luslus l:oldi. Alternate Commissioners present: Merle I)l'citE~ and l,awson lb'onsets. ,",ltuni;itc Co;nm~ssioncrs abscnl (unexcu~;,cd): I (,ny Moore ;i~d Christine Nelson. Stall' present: Community I)cvclopmcnt l)ircctor Kathy McChm~. Community Development Depuly Director Patrick Dohcrly, Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Associate Planner Rex Burhans. Traffic Engineer Rick Pcrcz. Assist;ml City Atlorncv Karen Kirkpatrick. and Administrative Assistant 1~. Tiaa Piety. Chair Caulficld called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF SUM[MARY It was m/s'/c to adopt the SUlnmarics of October 23, 2002, and November 6, 2002, as presented. AUDIENCE COMMENT None. AI)M IN1STi~,ATIVE I~.I:~I'OI~.T None. COMMISSION BUSINESS PIIIIIAClll.;AII. IN(; 2002CoInl)rchcnsivel'ian Updale, Chal)lers6- 1(t Ms. Clark presented thc staff report and gave Iht Corem issioncrs an outline of her prcscntation. She gave thc background For thc 2002 Comprehensive lqan Update process. Thc updates to these chapters are based on input from wlrious outside agencies (Federal Way SchoOl l)istrict, Federal Way Fire l)cpartmcnt, Lakehavcn Utility District, Puget Sound Energy, etc.), input from Cily departments (Surface Water Managcmcnl, TraflSc, Management Services, and 15trks), and thc 2002 Census and other new or updated infi)rmation. ', (;lutl;ter Six, Crq;ilal l"acilitiex - Thc updates to this chapter arc mainly housekeeping in nature. The infi)rmation related to transportation has been deleted and a reference made to the transportation chapter. Table VI-2 on page VI-10 has inaccuracies and will be correclcd for the Land Usc/Transportation version. The Commission had no questions or comments. K ,,'la,ming C .......issio,,,2002\Mceling S ......... y I 1-20-02 doc EXHIBIT Planning Commission Summary Page 2 Novmnber 20, 2002 Chapter Seven, City Center - Mr. Doherty gave the presentation on this chapter. The updates to this chapter are mainly housekeeping in nature. The section on existing conditions has been ~noved to before the section on vision to improve the flow of the chapter. Language was added to Goal 11 on page VII-10 because one of the visions for the City Center is to move away frown single-use parking to more shared parking and the new language better reflects that vision. Language relating to the choice to live in higher density housing was moved from the City Center Frame section to the City Center Core section on page VII-13. The reason for this is that with the recent development of properties in the frame for retail, redevelopment opportunities for residential (and other uses) are now more likely to be in the Core. Modification was made to policies for high capacity transit system'because it is unlikely that light rail or monorail connections will occur within the time frame of this comprehensive plan. Policy 20 and Goals 39-42 on pages VII-24 to VII-25 were deleted because they are duplicated in the next section. On page VII-35, the bullet on new municipal facilities will be changed to state that it is a potential project. Chairman Caulfield noted that Policy 9 (on page VII-15) was added to promote the siting of cultural and civic uses and asked the reason for the new policy. Mr. Doherty replied that a mix of uses (retail, office, lodging, civic, cultural, and residential) is what makes a successful city center. A policy to promote cultural and civic uses was added because the chapter includes policies for the other uses. Ms. Duclos stated that in regards to promoting civic uses, there is no direct correlation between locating a city hall in a city center and economic development of that city center. Further discussion was held on the topic. Ms. Duclos suggested the staff strengthen the policy by broadening it to say, provide incentives to encourage cultural and civic uses in the city center. Staff will research this change. Chapter Eight, Potential Annexation Areas - Ms. Clark resumed delivery of the staff report. She stated that Mr. Burhans is the project planner for the Potential Annexation Area (PAA) subarea plan and is in attendance to answer questions and provide back up as needed. The City is working with King County to prepare a Federal Way Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study. When it is complete, the study will replace this chapter. The Annexation Feasibility Study will guide the City on the feasibility and phasing of any potential future annexations. This chapter has been updated based primarily on the PAA inventory report completed in June 2002. The City's PAA was divided, into seven areas (Redondo East, Star Lake, Camelot, North Lake, Jovita, Lakeland, and Parkway). The inventory report has produced several new maps of the area that have been incorporated into this chapter. In regards to the discussion of Law Enforcement on page VIII-5, it should be noted that King County does not plan to expand or provide any new facilities. Because of this, the level of service could decline as development occurs. One important aspect is that most of Federal Way's PAA is a nearly level upland plateau and is headwater to several significant streams, including Hylebos Creek. This makes the surface water manage~nent of the area very important to the City. Section 8.4 on page VIII-I 1 was deleted because the information is outdated. The Planning Commission had no questions or comments. Chapter Nine, Natural Environment - On page IX-3, language was added to describe the recently completed study on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Syste~n (NPDES). The study concluded that there were no major compliance issues, but there are a number of areas where regulations could be improved. Chairman Caulfield asked how is the City ensuring that private stormwater systems are checked? Ms. Clark replied that currently the City only checks private systems when we hear that there is a problem. Ms. Elder commented that this is an important issue and the City needs to research what kinds of problems runoff from new development may cause. Mr. Perez commented that the budget has an increase in Surface Water Management fees, which will allow the division to hire an additional inspector. He noted that it might take years before a problem manifests itself and the City is proactively working to solve such problems. K:~Plannin8 Commission~2002hMecling Summary I 1-204)2.doc/L~st printed 11/27/2002 09:45 AM EXHIBIT 5 Planning Commission Summary Page 3 November 20, 2002 The Wellhead Protection Areas section (starting on page IX-8) was updated to reflect Lakehaven Utility District's August 2001 Wellhead Protection Program update. Ms. Clark commented that it would be too confusing to show all the Wellhead Capture Zones on one map; therefore, there are three maps. The City will address the wellhead protection regulations in a future code amendment. She also stated that the City is working to ascertain where the City's aquifer recharge areas lie. Mr. Newport commented that the wellhead capture zones seem to be placed on the three maps at random. They would be easier to understand if they were match with the aquifer they come from. Ms. Clark replied the staff would research this request. Mr. Newport also said that there is new information regarding geologic hazards the City should be aware of. Ms. Clark asked, considering the amount of work, if he had any objection to the staff researching the geologic hazards information for next year's update and Mr. Newport replied that he had no objection. '~ ~, - ~ ar: slated that tile updates to this chapter are mainly b,~usekeeping ~h,,7~ler Ten, Private UliliHe~ Ms. ,'~ ~ .. ~ in nature. The various utility providers were contacted and asked to provide an update. Most providers did not respond, but Puget Sound Energy did provide updated information. The utility providers were sent an invitation to the Planning Commission meeting, but did not attend. Commissioner Newport stated that the coal-fired plant (bottom of page X-2) in Centralia has been sold. Ms. Kirkpatrick noted that under tile Cable TV Plan section (starting on page X-9), AT&T Cable Services should be AT&T Broadband. There was no other Planning Commission questious or comments. Public Testimony was opened at 8:28 p.m. Merle Pfeifer, Planning Commission Alternate Member- He asked if there was any provision to place fiber optic cable along Pacific Highway South during the current construction? This would save having the road torn up again to add the cable. Ms. Kirkpatrick answered that the City contacted these providers and told them about the construction. Mr. Pfeifer stated the City should coutact them again and encourage theln to do ally work at the same time as the construction. Lawson Bronson, P'lanning Commission Alternate Member- He asked what is the difference between City Center Core Policy #1 and #9, which both talk about cultural and civic uses in the core? Mr. Doherty replied that Policy ~'1 concentrates on supporting uses, while Policy #9 specifies cultural and civic uses, which was not done before. Public Testimony was closed at 8:30 p.m. It was m/s/c to continue tile Public Hearing on the 2002 Co~nprehensive Plan Update to Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS Chairman Caulfield, Commissioner Newport, and Alternate Co~nmissioner Bronson will not be here for the December 4 meeting. AUDIENCE COMMENT None. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. K:*~,Plannlng Commission~.0~2'q~le,efing Summary I 1-204~2.doc/Last printed 11/27/2002 09:45 AM EXHIBIT December 4, 2002 7:00 p.m. City of Federal Way PI~ANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting City Hall Cotmcil Chambers MEETING SUMMARY Commissioners present: Hope Elder, Dave Osaki, Dini Duclos, Bill Drake, and Marta Justus Foldi. Commissioners absent (excused): John Canlfield and Grant Newport. Alternate Commissioners present: Merle Pfeifer and Christine Nelson. Alternate Commissioners absent (excused): Lawson Bronson. Alternate Commissiouers absent (unexcused): Tony Moore. Staff present: Community Development Director Kathy McClung, Senior Planner Margaret Clark, Traffic Engineer Rick Perez, Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick, and Administrative Assistant E. Tina Piety. Acting Chair Elder called tile meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF SUMMARY It was m/s~/c to adopt the summary of November 20, 2002, as presented. AUDIENCE COMMENT None. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT None. COMMISSION BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARING -2002 Comprehensive Plan Update, Site-Specific Requests Ms. Clark delivered tile staff report and gave a background of the process for the benefit of those in the audience. She explained that the Commission had been given copies of updated maps and a text change they had requested. There are four site-specific requests for the commission to consider tonight. Request #1 - Request to change the comprehensive plan designation aud zoning from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 to Community Business and BC of four parcels located south of South 304~h Street adjacent to Military Road South. The original request consisted of three parcels. As part of their review, City staff performed noise readings in the area and becanse of the results, suggested the fourth parcel be added (Shirlene Olsen's property). The noise in the area is high because of the proximity to I-5 and Military Road. Trees in the area have been removed to construct an HOV lane and a K \Planning Commissionk2002~lectmg Summm¥ 12-04-02 doc EXHIBIT - Planning Commission Summary Page 2 December 4, 2002 stormwater detention facility. This request includes two businesses, Vilma's Signs and Pat's Plumbing, both of which are uses that are not allowed in the Community Business (BC) zone. They are allowed in the Business Park (BP) zone. Ms. Clark noted that the BC and BP zones are not appropriate for this area because of the residential surroundings. Therefore, staff's recommendation is that the properties be given a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Neighborhood Business and BN. This would allow Vilma's Signs and Pat's Plumbing to continue as legal nonconforming uses. As such, they would not be able to expand or make structural changes. However, the properties could be sold and redeveloped for uses allowed in the Neighborhood Business (BN) zone. This would be a better use of the properties than the current zoning of residential. Commissioner Duclos asked why change to BN since it means the businesses would not be able to expand or make structural changes? CommissionerOsaki noted that requested change to BC would also make the businesses nonconforming. The Commission would like to know Ms. Olsen's response to her property being included in the request: Ms. Clark replied Ms. Olsen has been notified and Ms. Oisen had no response. The public testimony was opened at 7:25 p.m. Wayne Carlson - He is here for Pat's Plumbing. He stated that the business dispenses vans for routine repair and maintenance and they want to expand the office building. The vans are not on-site during the day. He commended the staff for recognizing the noise problem. He is concerned that Pat's Plumbing does not meet the criteria for the BC zone; they had understood it did meet the criteria. He understands the staff's concerns about the locations of the BC zones [currently located along Pacific Highway South], but feels this is a unique situation because of the noise problem. Tim Hickel - He is an attorney here to represent Vilma's Signs. He gave the Commission a comment sheet and synopsis of the BN and BP zones. Vilma's makes and sells signs for end use customers, as opposed to wholesale. It noted the area is an isolated triangular area between Military Road and I-5. One has to travel down 304th to find residences. Vilma's has five employees and has been there for approximately 20 years with no complaints. This request is about more than making sure we have so much BP, BN, and BP zoned land in the community; it affects real people and real jobs. He feels that the staff recommendation fails to address the problem and ignores the history of the area. It is his understanding that BN is for office and retail establishments, while BP is for fabrication/assembly/distribution establishments. As such, why is Vilma's Signs not conforming under BN, but does conform to BP? The overall goal, and most common sense solution, is not only a zone change, but to also ensure the businesses are conforming. Michael Klingman - He is a neighbor of Ms. Olsen. He had talked to Ms Olsen's son, Mr. Smith, and was upset he was not informed of this meeting until today. There are three other private properties that would be affected by this change. They have been concerned with the noise level and have spoken with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). He attended the meeting hosted by WSDOT where it was stated that a concrete wall along I-5 had been proposed, but was lost due to Referendum 51. WSDOT has placed walls to the north and south of the area, and a wall is still proposed for the area, but there is no funding. What does commercial zoning have to do with the noise problem? He stated he was not able to get an appraisal because of the noise problem. K:~Planning CommissionL?.002~Vleeting Summary 12-04-02.doc/Last printed 01/15/2003 04:54 PM EXHIBIT , 6 Planning Commission Summary Page 3 December 4, 2002 Public Testimony was closed at 7:45 p.m. The Commission expressed their concern that the rezoning would lead to nonconforming uses. The staff offered to research further what exactly the uses are for Vilma's Signs and Pat's Plumbing to ascertain if the might meet the criteria for BN. In addition, as part of their workplan next year, staffwill be reviewing the uses for BN and BP zones. Requests//2 &//3 - These requests are for two adjacent parcels, which although under different ownership, are presently being used as a truck terminal; therefore, they are being reviewed together. Request is to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park and BC to Community Business and B C of two parcels located north of South 336'h Street and west of Enchanted Parkway South. The owners believe that the BC designation and zoning is consistent with surrounding zoning and land uses. The staff recommendation is that these requests not be approved because the City has enough land zoned BC. It is further suggested that the City explore potential changes to the allowable uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. The Public Testimony was opened at 8:25 p.m. Anthony Starkovich - He represents STRS Associates. He stated it is difficult to compete as an industrial use with the Port of Tacoma and Auburn valley. An idea has arisen that this area is trying to compete with the City Center-Core area. This isn't true. This area is looking for a different type of retail. The properties currently have a trucking business, but don't have the infrastructure to compete. Rob Rueber- He represents Clerget Industries and gave the Commission copies of a letter. He stated that the one thing that drove the request is that since Home Depot went in, they have had many requests for retail on the property, but no requests or interest in BP uses. Nothing has happened with industrial zoning in some 20 to 30 years. More retail wants to move into the area and when the truck stop moves out, any industrial uses in the area will also leave. Public Testimony was closed at 8:35 p.m. Other than a couple of clarifying questions, there was no discussion. Request//4 - For the record, Commissioner Duclos stated she is employed by the Multi-Service Center, who owns Glenwood Place, which is adjacent to this request. Request is to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park to Multiple Family and RM 2400 for parcels located west of the on-site wetlands south of South 336'h Street and west of Pacific Highway South. City staff is currently working on a development agreement for Kitts Corner (of which this request is a part of). The applicants had made this request once before but withdrew it when the staff recommend it not be approved because it would have created an island of multiple family use surrounded by commercial designations. Since that time, a boundary line adjustment has increased the size of one of the parcels and Glenwood Place, a 50-unit senior citizen housing complex, was constructed adjacent to the request. Staff recommends that this request be approved and included in the Kitts Corner Development Agreement. Public Testimony was opened at 8:50 p.m. Leonard $chaadt- He represents Campus Gateway and Gene Merlino. He stated that he has experiered a lack of demand for BP zoned land. He feels BP would be inappropriate in this area because of the wetlands. He is working with the property owners on a plan for the other part of Kitts Corner that would complement mutiple family. Residential uses would be less invasive of the wetlands and would compliment the retail on the other part of Kitts Comer. K:LOlanning CommissionX2002Wleeting Summary 12-04-02 doc/Last printed 01/I 5/2003 04:54 PM EXHIBIT. Planning Commission Summary Page 4 December 4, 2002 Public Testimony was closed at 8:55 p.m. and being no further discussion, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:55 p.m. It was m/s/c to consider each request independently. It was m/s/failed (one yes, four no) to adopt the staff recommendation for Request # 1. It was m/s/f(two yes, three no) to adopt the staff recommendation on Request #1, but to not include the Olsen property (a friendly amendment was made that Ms. Olsen be contacted to be sure of her position). It was m/s/f(one yes, three no) to bring back information on Ms. Olsen and Vilma's Signs. It was m/s/c (three yes, two no) to approve the staff recommendation for Request #1, but to not include the Olsen property. Ms. Kirkpatrick stated that Request #1 will go forward to the Land Use/Transportation Committee as "no recommendation" because according to the Planning Commission By-Laws, a majority vote of the full Planning Commission (four votes) is necessary to recommend approval of an item referred to the Commission for Process IV review. It was m/s/c (four yes, one no) to adopt the staff recommendation for Request #2. It was m/s/c (four yes, one no) to adopt the staff recommendation for Request #3. It was m/s/c (unanimous) to adopt the staff recommendation for Request #4. It was m/s/c (unanimous) to adopt the 2002 Comprehensive Plan text amendments, as amended by the Planning Commission. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS The next Planning Commission meeting will not be until the second regular meeting of January. AUDIENCE COMMENT None. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. K:~Planning Commissionk2002Wleeting Summary 12-04-02 doc./Last printed 01/I 5/2003 04:54 PM EXHIBIT EXHIBIT 7 NOVEMBER 27, 2002, STAFF REPORT TO PLANN1NG COMMISSION CITY OF FEDERAL WAY MEMORANDUM November 27, 2002 TO: John Caulfield, Chair of the City of Federal Way Planning Commission FROM: Kathy McClung, Director of Community Development Services Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner SUBJECT: 2002Comprehensive Plan Update I. BACKGROUND Federal Way adopted its Comprehensive Plan in November of 1995 and updated it in December 1998, December 2000, and November 2001. The Growth Management Act (CMA) limits plan updates to no more than once per year except under the following circumstances: (i) In the case of an emergency; (ii) The initial adoption of a sub-area plan; (iii) The adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program. At the start of this year's amendment process, RCW 36.70A. 130 had required that cities complete their five-year update no later that September I, 2002. On April 2, 2002, Governor Locke signed Senate Bill (SB) 5841, which amended RCW 36.70A. 130 by changing the September 1, 2002, deadline for the 5-Year Update to December 2004, and specified that subsequent updates shall occur every.seven years rather than the previous requirement of every five years, making it a 7-year update. Regardless of this change, the City of Federal Way has committed to certain deadlines as a condition of receiving a CMA grant from the state and therefore, will make every effort to meet the previous deadlines. The intent of the 7-year update is for a city to review its comprehensive plan to ensure that the plan is complying with the key requirements made to the CMA between 1995 and 2001. II. 2002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS The 2002 Comprehensive Plan Update includes updates to chapters and maps of the comprehensive plan; a request by the City Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) Department and the Surface Water Management (SWM) Division to add a policy to Chapter 6, Capital Facilities, pertaining to acquisition of land and planning for public open space, recreation, public education, and stream preservation within the Hylebos Basin; and requests by the public for changes to comprehensive plan designations and zoning for specific parcels of the comprehensive plan. If any requests for comprehensive plan amendments are granted, corresponding zoning changes will be made concurrently. A. Update to Chapters Chapters of the comprehensive plan have been updated and these are attached as Exhibit A. The updates are based on input from City departments and outside agencies to reflect changes since the previous update. Other changes have been made to incorporate 2000 Census data or recent amendments to the GMA, or to incorporate other new information. Table I summarizes changes proposed for the chapters of the comprehensive plan. TABLEI CHAPTER DESCRIPTION OF UPDATE 1 - Introduction Updated population figures consistent with the 2000 Census and Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM) population estimates. 2 - Land Use Incorporated information related to the 2001 capacity analysis, and new household and job targets. 3 - Transportation 1. Updated text and maps to reflect current conditions. 2. Updated the Transportation Impact Plan (TIP) and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). 3. Made changes to be consistent with the 200 ! Updated Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). 4. Made changes to comply with HB 1487 (Level-of-Service Bill) -Included amendments to exempt freeway system from concurrency requirements. 4 - Economic Development 1. Updated economic conditions, demographics, and employment statistics. 2. Updated what has been accomplished since the last comprehensive plan update. 3. Updated/revised economic development goals and policies. 5 - Housing Updated text based on 2000 Census, newly adopted household targets, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) income data. 6 -Capital Facilities 1. Incorporated planned capital improvements and methods of funding for City projects. 2. Updated capital facility elements for surface water, parks and recreation, community facilities, schools, water and sewer, and fire services. 3. Added policy guidance to develop and implement a capital facility element for the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) and Surface Water Management (SWM) comprehensive plans. This would allow the Hylebos Basin to provide open space, passive recreation, and public education opportunities, as well as stormwater conveyance system, stream restoration, and habitat stewardship. The specific implementation language will be in the PRCS and SWM comprehensive plans. 7 - City Center 1. Updated recent infrastructure improvements in the downtown. 2. Made changes and added policies to reflect evolving vision of the downtown. 3. Updated what has been accomplished in the downtown since 1995. 8 - Potential Annexation Areas Updated chapter based on progress to date on the Potential Annexation Area (PAA) Study. 9 -Natural Environment 1. Added language to describe the recently completed study on the Endangered - Species Act (ESA) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) GAP analysis. 2. Updated the section on aquifers. 3. Added the wellhead protection maps from the August 2001 Lakehaven Utility District study and added policies to protect wellheads. I0 - Private Utilities Made changes to reflect existing wireless providers in the City. Page 2 B. Site-Specific Requests (Composite map is shown as Exhibit B.) Request from Vilma Taylor, Linda Peterson, and Robert Robertson to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of one parcel located south of South 3040` Street and east of Military Road South and two parcels located south of South 304~ Street and west of Military Road South from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Community Business (BC). These three parcels total 1.79 acres. Staff is recommending expanding the request to include one additional parcel in this area, which would bring the total acreage to 2.64 acres. In addition, staff is recommending Neighborhood Business (BN) and not Community Business (BC). The additional parcel being recommended for inclusion is owned by Shirlene Olsen and ~xperiences similar noise levels (Exhibit C). Request from STRS Associates to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 5.44 acres located north of South 3560` Street and west of 160` Avenue South from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC) (Exhibit D). Request from Rob Reuber to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 4.27 acres located north of South 3560` Street and west of 160` Avenue South from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC) (Exhibit E). Request from Dick Borsini on behalf of three property owners for a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning of approximately 13.35 acres located south of South 336th Street and west of Pacific Highway South from Business Park (BP) to Multiple Family and RM 2400 (Multiple Family, one unit per 2,400 square feet) (Exhibit F). III. REASON FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Chapter 22, "Zoning," Article IX, Process VIReview, establishes a process and criteria for comprehensive plan amendments. Consistent with Process VI review, the role of the Planning Commission is as follows: 1. To review and evaluate the requests for comprehensive plan amendments; 2. To determine whether the proposed comprehensive plan amendments meets the criteria provided by FWCC Sections 22-529 and 22-530; and, 2. To forward a recommendation to City Council regarding adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan amendments. IV. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY June 29, 2002 July 15, 2002 Issuance of Determination of Nonsignificance pursuant to State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) End of SEPA Comment Period P~e3 November 6, 2002 November 20, 2002 December 4, 2002 Public Hearing before the Planning Commission (Discussion of Chapters 1-5) Continuation of Public Hearing before the Planning Commission (Discussion of Chapters 6-10) Continuation of Public Hearing before the Planning Commission (Discussion of Site-Specific Requests) SITE-SPECIFIC COMPREHENSIVE' PLAN CItANGES The City has received the following four requests for a change in comprehensive plan designations and zoning of property. Site Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, Robinson, and Olsen File Number: Parcels: Location: Size: Applicants: 01-103839-00 UP 401320-0006, 092104-9100, 092104-9261, and 092104-9098 Two parcels located south of South 304~ Street and east of Military Road South and two parcels located south of South 304th Street and west of Military Road South (Exhibit C). 2.64 acres Parcel No. Property Owner Acres 092104-9100 Linda Peterson 1.03 acres 092104-9261 Robert Robinson 0.46 acres 401320-0006 Vilma Stewart Taylor 0.3 acres 092104-9098 Shirlene Olsen 0.85 acres Total 2.64 acres Vilma Taylor, Linda Peterson, and Robert Robertson applied for the comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. City staff recommends including Parcel No. 92104-9098, which is owned by Shirlene Olsen. This parcel experiences similar noise levels to the other three parcels. Owner: Agent: Request: Same as Applicant' Brad Medrud, AHBL, Inc. Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Single Family High Density Residential RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) Community Business Community Business (BC) P~e4 Public Comments Received: The applicants submitted nine letters in support of their request (Exhibits G-O). Earlier in the process, at the selection stage, the City received a telephone call from a citizen who was concerned that changing the zoning of these three parcels would be spot zoning. In addition, one of the applicants for a similar request in the 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update indicated his desire to be included as part of this request. Staff Recommendation: That the properties be granted a comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Neighborhood Business and BN. Availability of Utilities: Sanitary Sewer: Public Water: Storm Drainage: Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Sewer facilities can be extended from the west along Steel Lake to serve the site. Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Water facilities are available from Military Road. Site is located within a Level 1 Flow Control Area and a Basic Water Quality Protection Area.. Availability of Public Services: Police: Fire/Emergency Medical: Schools: Provided by City of Federal Way Provided by Federal Way Fire Department Provided by City of Federal Way Background: Existing uses in this area include two nonconforming uses--Pat's Plumbing on Parcel No. 092104- 9100, and Vi lma's Signs, a sign manufacturing shop, on Parcel No. 401320-0006. The uses conducted by Pat's Plumbing and Vilma's Signs would not be allowable uses in either the requested Community Business (BC) zone, or the Neighborhood Business (BN) zone recommended by staff. These uses are allowed in the Business Park (BP) zone. Based on information provided by the applicant, there have been various nonconforming uses on Parcel No. 092104-9100 for over 20 years (Page 4 of 5 of Exhibit P). The City's permit system references Vilma's Signs as an existing home occupation since 1993. There is an existing house on Parcel No. 092104-9261 and a manufactured home on Parcel No. 092104-9098. The reason for this request is due to the parcels close proximity to I-5 and the amount of noise experienced. In addition, the parcels are located along Military Road, which is classified as a principal arterial. Neighborhood Characteristics: These parcels are located south of South 304m Street and on either side of Military Road. I-5 is immediately adjacent to Parcel No's. 401320-0006 and 092104-9098. All existing uses appear to be residential with the exception of Pat's Plumbing and Vilma's Signs. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has recently constructed a High Occupancy Vehicle P~e5 (HOV) Lane along this stretch of I-5. This has resulted in I-5 being widened by approximately 15 feet, bringing traffic closer to the subject site. In order to widen I-5, trees were removed. Further~nore, WSDOT has recently issued a Revised Draft Environmental Iml~act Statement and Draft Section 409 Evaluation for the SR 509: Corridor Comt~letion/I-5/South Access Road, which identifies this stretch of I-5 as being considered under all alternatives for the SR 509 extension. This would mean construction of an additional lane on I-5 adjacent to these properties. Pages 3-161 of the SR 509 Plan states that, "All build alternatives would introduce a major roadway into areas characterized by residential, commercial, and park uses. A decrease in distance between land uses and new roadways would increase the exposure of businesses and residences to noise levels and highway glare, thereby indirectly reducing the livability of these areas. Conversely, overall local and regional access and mobility would be directly improved, thereby enhancing the livability of all affected communities." Sensitive Areas: All four parcels have existing uses and there are no known environmentally sensitive areas affecting them. Drainage: All four parcels are developed. Any changes in comprehensive plan designation and zoning will not affect drainage. If redevelopment occurs or additional impervious surface is added to any of the parcels in the future, they will be required to meet the 1998 King County Surface Water Design Manual (KCSWDM) and the City of Federal Way Addendum to the 1998 KCSWDM. Access: Access to all four parcels is from Military Road South, a principal arterial. Military Road is designated as a Type K Street (three lanes and bike lane on either side). If the parcels redevelop, they may have to construct half street improvements along their frontage and dedicate nine feet of right-of-way to meet the design standards of the Type K Street. In addition, there may be access restrictions. The widening of Military Road to a Type K Street is included in the City's 20-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Noise: Based on a site visit to these parcels, staff observed that these parcels experience noise from both Military Road and 1-5. As mentioned above, WSDOT has recently constructed an HOV Lane along this stretch of I-5. This has resulted in I-5 being widened by approximately 15 feet, bringing traffic closer to the subject site. In order to widen I-5, trees were removed. Based on a Preliminary Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SR 509: Corridor Completion/I-5/South ,4ccess Road, WSDOT does not plan to construct noise walls along this stretch of I-5. The decision as to whether noise barriers would be constructed is based on whether it is both feasible and reasonable. Feasibility is related to the extent that the noise barrier would reduce the noise. WSDOT has adopted thresholds for reasonableness based on the noise mitigation cost per residence. The noise mitigation cost per residence is determined by dividing the cost of the noise barrier by the amount of residences benefited. As a result, even if it is feasible, WSDOT may determine it is not reasonable based on the noise mitigation cost per residence. P~e6 Potential Traffic Impacts: Two of the parcels are developed with nonconforming commercial uses and the other two are developed as residential uses. Any changes in comprehensive plan and zoning designations will not result in potential traffic impacts. If the property redevelops, traffic impacts associated with a different or more intensive use would be evaluated. However, given the size of the parcels, any change in use would not be expected to be significant. Projections for Population and Employment: If a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Neighborhood Business (BN) is approved, and the two parcels presently being used as residences are converted to neighborhood type business, the number of residential units would decrease by two and employment would increase depending on what uses were developed on the site. Conclusion: The overall vision of the comprehensive plan is to attract commercial development to the downtown (City Center Core and Frame); to Pacific Highway South, generally between South 272nd Street and South 348~ Street; and to the areas found around South 348~ Street, approximately between SR-99 and I-5. In addition, there are about a dozen nodes of Neighborhood Business located throughout the City. These nodes have traditionally provided retail and services to adjacent residential neighborhoods. These parcels are located on Military Road, a busy arterial, and based on noise impacts, they may be more suitable for commercial than residential uses. The July 2000 Market Analysis by ECONorthwest concluded that the City had an adequate supply of land to accommodate the 20-year employment forecast. There is adequate capacity in both the Community Business (BC) and the Neighborhood Business (BN) zoning districts. However, there is less capacity in the. BN zone relative to future absorption than in the BC zone. Pat's Plumbing and Vilma's Signs are not uses allowed in either the BN or BC zone, however, they are allowed in the Business Park (BP) Zone. Neither BC nor BP zoning are appropriate for this area based on the residential surroundings. Zoning the parcels BN would allow the continuation of the two commercial uses as legally nonconforming uses. This means that the uses may continue unless they trigger certain provisions of FWCC Chapter 22, Article IV, "Nonconformance." For example, any expansion in gross floor area or any structural alterations, such as changes to the appearance of the building, would require that the uses conform to those allowed in the BN zone, which would mean that the existing plumbing and sign businesses would no longer be allowed. However, these properties could be sold in the future and developed for a commercial use permitted in the BN zone. Page 7 Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies: Goal or Policy Comments Policy LUP 15 - Protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non- residential uses. Policy LUP47 - The City shall limit new commercial development to existing commercial areas to protect residential areas. Neighborhood Business areas are intended to provide convenient goods and services at a pedestrian and neighborhood scale close to adjacent residential uses. It is anticipated that if these four parcels were to be zoned BN, they would eventually develop into businesses, which would serve the neighborhood. .~.l~m~ezl..con-xke~ Loc~ion of these~properties, which- are adjacent to Military Road and in close proximity to I-5, and in the case of the Taylor and Olsen properties, located between I-5 and Military Road, their designation as residential is not consistent with this policy, which is to protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non-residential uses. Two of the four parcels are being operated as legal nonconforming uses. Moreover, due to their location adjacent to a busy arterial and I-5, they are not suitable as residential uses. Requests #2 and 3 are for two adjacent parcels, which although under different ownership, are presently being used as a truck terminal. As a result, the requests will be reviewed together. Site Specific Request//2 - STRS Associates File Number: Parcel: Location: Size: Applicant: Agent: Owner: Request: 01-103689 UP 292104-9077 North of South 356th Street and west of Enchanted Parkway South (Exhibit D) 5.44 acres STRS Associates Same Same Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Community Business Community Business (BC) Site Specific Request #3 - Clerget Industries L.P. File Number: 01-103554-00 UP Parcel: 292104-9001 P~c8 Location: Size: Applicant: Owner: Request: North of South 356"~ Street and west of Enchanted Parkway South (Exhibit E) 4.27 Acres Clerget Industries L.P., Rob Rueber Same Request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC). Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Community Business (BC). Community Business (BC) Public Comments Received: Staff Recommendation: A property owner to the south of South 356th has called staff and visited the office. He was interested in obtaining more information about the requests. Staff recommends that the City explore potential changes to the allowable mix of uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. Therefore, staff recommends that the requests be denied. Availability of Utilities: Sanitary Sewer: Public Water: Storm Drainage: Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Sewer facilities will need to be extended to serve the site. Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Water facilities will need to be extended to serve the site. Site is located within a Level 2 Flow Control area and a Resource Stream Protection Area for water quality. Availability of Public Services: 'Police: Fire/Emergency Medical: Schools: Provided by City of Federal Way Provided by Federal Way Fire Department Provided by City of Federal Way Background: The owners of these two parcels, No.'s 292104-9001 and 292104-9001, are requesting a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC). As stated by one of the applicants (Exhibit Q), the reason for the requests is that a Community Business comprehensive plan designation and BC zoning is consistent with surrounding zoning and land uses. P~e9 Neighborhood Characteristics: Both parcels are presently being used as a truck terminal and parking area. Further to the north is Lowe's, a big box retail establishment, which is located south of South 352nd Street. Lowe's is located on BC zoned land. Existing uses tothe east moving south from South 352nd Street are Video Only, Home Depot, a nursery, a Chevron gas station, and a retail carpet establishment, all zoned BC. To the southeast are apartments (RM 2400 zoning) located on a triangular piece of property bordered by 16t~ Avenue South, Enchanted Parkway, and South 359~ Street. To the south across South 356t~ Street are vacant land and warehouse uses on BP zoned land. To the west is vacant land, zoned BP. Sensitive Areas: Both parcels have existing uses and there are no known environmentally sensitive areas affecting them. Drainage: Both parcels are developed. Any changes in comprehensive plan designation and zoning will not affect drainage. If redevelopment occurs or additional impervious surface is added to any of the parcels in the future, they will be required to meet the 1998 KCSWDM and the Federal Way Addendum. Access: Existing access to these parcels is from Enchanted Parkway, a principal arterial, located to the east. If the parcels redevelop, they may have to construct half street improvements along their frontages and dedicate additional right-of-way. They may also have to relocate the sidewalk fronting their properties. Under the existing comprehensive plan, the planned street section for South 356t~ Street is Cross Section K, which may require dedication of nine feet of right-of-way in order to provide three lanes plus bike lanes on either side of the road. As part of this comprehensive plan update, the Public Works Department recommends that this section of South 356th Street have a planned street section of G, which is five lanes plus bike lanes on either side of the road. With Cross Section G, these parcels may have to dedicate 24 feet of right-of-way. WSDOT, in cooperation with the City, King County, and Milton, is in the process of preparing the Triangle Study. The goals of the Triangle Study are to identify short- and long-range solutions to capacity and safety problems in the I-5/SR18/SRI 61 triangle. Under either alternative, a roundabout would be constructed at South 356~ Street and Enchanted Parkway (SR 161). Under one alternative, SR 161 may have to be widened to six lanes. In addition, when Parcel No. 292104-9077 redevelops, based on the City's grid street requirements, a new grid street that stubs out to the west may need to be constructed between this parcel and Lowe's to the north. Potential Traffic Impacts: The applicants do not have a proposal for the parcels as yet. However, based on potential uses that could be constructed under BC zoning compared to the truck terminal, it appears that the trip generation may be the same. FWCC Section 22-1475 authorizes the requirement of a Transportation P~elO hnpact Analysis (TIA) to identify transportation impacts of development and identify appropriate mitigation measures. The applicants would be expected to contribute pro-rata shares towards TIP projects impacted by more than 10 peak hour trips. In order to meet the City's adopted level-of- service standard, the applicant may have to provide mitigation improvements beyond those identified in the TIP. Projections for Employment: The July 2000 Market Analysis by ECONorthwest concluded that the City has an adequate supply of land to accommodate the 20-year employment forecast. There is adequate capacity in both the existing Community Business (BC) and Business Park (BP) zones. Therefore, changing the con'rp~ehensive plan designation and zoning or-these two parcels from BP to BC may not significantly affect total employment; however, it will affect the type of employment. As stated on page II-23 of the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP), the BP designation is intended to capture the demand for higher quality mixed-use business parks that permit a mixture of light manufacturing, warehouse/distribution, office, and limited retail uses to serve the immediate needs in the area. Therefore, jobs created in the BP zone would be "basic employment" jobs that are typically higher paying and have a multiplier effect on the economy. In contrast, uses allowed in the BC zone would result in non-basic jobs such as retail and office jobs, which tend to be lower paying jobs. Conclusion: The overall vision of the comprehensive plan is to attract commercial development to the downtown (City Center Core and Frame); to Pacific Highway South, generally between South 272nd Street and South 348~h Street; and to the areas found around South 348'h Street, approximately between SR-99 and I-5. The July 2000 Market Analysis found that the City had enough capacity designated for commercial uses to accommodate the 20-year employment forecast; therefore, there is not a demand for additional commercially zoned land. The July 2000 Market Analysis also found that under existing BP zoning, between 2000 and 2020, there would be demand for 11 to 13 percent of available BP-zoned land. At that time the Market Analysis showed 203 acres of vacant land in the BP zone, which was equivalent to a demand for 22 to 26 acres over a 20-year period. As of July 2001, the City had approximately 166 acres of vacant BP zoned land. This included about 31 acres in pending projects (projects with a land use approval, but which had not yet been constructed). At the same time, the City had 103 acres of vacant BC zoned land and the Market Analysis projected a 20-year absorption rate of 48 percent, which would amount to approximately 49 acres, leaving excess capacity of 54 acres. Not much has changed since these statistics were gathered. The City is in the process of preparing development agreements for two projects--Kitts Corner and Christian Faith Center. Both of these proposals are located within BP zoned land. If both of these development agreements were approved, this would leave approximately 60 acres of BP zoned land. Site Specific Requests No. 2 and No. 3 total 9.7 acres. As stated on page II-5 of the FWCP, Federal Way's economy is disproportionately divided. Based on the Puget Sound Regional Council's 2000 Covered Estimates, retail and service industries · comprise more than 70 percent of Federal Way's employment base. In order to improve Federal Way's economic outlook, the economic development strategy is to promote a more diverse economy. We can promote a diverse economy by Providing not only an adequate supply of land for various uses but also a choice in terms of various locations with appropriate zoning. Page 11 In the past few years, the City has observed a marked increase in requests to change parcels from the BP designation to another comprehensive plan designation, most n~tably the BC. In addition, as part of the 2002 requests for changes to the City's development regulations, we have received requests from two individuals that changes be made to the FWCC BP Use Zone Chart to allow more flexibility in uses. Therefore, rather than continuing to approve requests for changes in comprehensive plan designations and zoning from BP to other designations, staff recommends that the City explore potential changes to the allowable mix of uses in the BP zone in order to meet changing market conditions. Consequently, staff recommends that Site Specific Requests #2 and #3 to change 9.7 acres of land from BP to BC be denied because the City has adequate capacity of BC zoned land. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies: Goal or Policy Comments LUG5 - Develop a quality business park area that supports surrounding commercial areas. Both an adequate supply of land for various uses and choice in terms of various locations must be available to develop a quality business park area. Site-specific requests are located in close proximity to established retailers such as Lowe's, Costco, and Home Depot. A quality business park would complement these uses. SITE SPECIFIC REQUEST #4 - KITTS CORNER File Number: Parcels: Location: Size: Agent: Applicant: Owners: Request: CPA99-0008 202104-9070, 202104-9001, and 202104-9072 South of South 336~h Street and west of Pacific Highway South, west of the on-site wetlands (Exhibit F) 13.35 acres Richard Borsini on behalf of Campus Gateway Associates, Gene Merlino, and Chase WN Trust Same as above Campus Gateway Associates, Gene Merlino, and Chase WN Trust To change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Multiple Family and RM 2400 Existing Comprehensive Plan: Existing Zoning: Requested Comprehensive Plan: Requested Zoning: Business Park Business Park (BP) Multiple Family Multiple Family (RM 2400) Public Comments Received: A July 15, 2002, letter was received from the Washington Trucking Association (Exhibit R). The Association was concerned that multiple family development in that area would result in additional traffic congestion. Page 12 Staff Recommendation: That the request be approved and included in the Kitts Corner development agreement. Availability of Utilities: Sanitary Sewer: Public Water: Storm Drainage: Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Sewer facilities will need to be extended to serve the site. Located within the Lakehaven Utility District. Water facilities will need to be extended to serve the site. The site falt~ ',v~hii~ ~ L~vel i Flow Comr~i Area and Resource Stream Protection Area. Availability of Public Services: Police: Fire/Emergency Medical: Schools: Provided by City of Federal Way Provided by Federal Way Fire Department Provided by City of Federal Way Background: Approximately 8.24 acres west of the on-site wetlands and buffer was originally part of the larger Kitts Corner request. The original Kitts Corner request (both east and west of the on-site wetlands and including the wetlands) totaled approximately 50 acres and included all parcels shown in Table II, below, and shown in Exhibit S. The applicants requested a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from Business Park (BP) to Community Business (BC) for those areas east of the on-site wetlands and Multiple Family and RM 2400 (Multiple Family, one unit per 2,400 square feet) for those areas west of the wetlands. Staff made a recommendation that the request for the east side be approved based on a development agreement; however, they recommended that the request for the west side be denied because if approved, it would create an island of multiple family use surrounded by commercial designations. Based on the staff's recommendation, the applicants withdrew the request for the west side of the wetlands prior to a public hfiarifig by the Planning Commission. TABLE II · Number Parcel No. Owner Acres I 202104-9069 Johal Rajhinder; Kulwinder 1.15 acres 2 202104'-9070 Campus Gateway Associates 16.75 acres 3 202104-9001 Gene Merlino 8.9 acres 4 202104-9090 Richard Lyons 0.2 acres 5 202104-9086 Richard Carson 0.49 acres 6 202104-9080 Ralph Jones 1.5 acres 7 202104-9072 Chase WN Trust 7.75 acres 8 202104-9004 Siisco/Knight/Dagmar 4.44 acres 9 202104-9051 Bob Wright 8.28 acres 10 202104-9100 Orville & Victoria Cohen 0.85 acres Total 50.31 acres P~el3 Since that ti~ne, the City Council's Land Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC) gave direction to staff to prepare a development agreement for the east side of the wetlands, which if approved by the City Council, would govern the change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from BP to BC. The development agreement would be based on a village concept of vertical mixed-use including retail, office, and multiple-family. In addition, a boundary line adjustment has been recorded between Parcel No. 202104-9070 and Parcel No. 202104-9002 to the west. This adjustment has increased the size of Parcel No. 202104-9070 from 16.75 acres to 21.86 acres. Also, the 4.24-acre Parcel No. 202104-9002 has been constructed as Glenwood Place, a 50-unit senior citizen housing complex. Glenwood Place is zoned BP, which allows senior housing. Neighborhood Characteristics: The site is located west of the on-site wetlands and it is presently vacant (Exhibit F). Uses to the north across South 336th Street include retail uses, a bank, and restaurants. A City-controlled regional detention pond, Kitts Corner, is located to the south. To the west, moving from north to south, is Glenwood Place, industrial uses including Frito Lay, and the City of Federal Way Public Safety Building and Municipal Court. Sensitive Areas: The site is located to the west of a Class II wetland (Exhibit F). There is also a Class I! wetland on the western portion of the site and a smaller Class II wetland is located to the southeast. This smaller wetland is presently utilized as the overflow detention area for the primary detention area to the southwest. A branch of the Hylebos Stream flows southwards through the eastern wetlands. Class II wetlands have 100-foot setbacks. The on-site stream also has a 100-foot buffer. The stream buffer is either contained within the existing wetland buffers or flows through the regional detention pond. Drainage: The site is located in the West Branch Hylebos Creek Sub-Basin. Previously, the applicant had submitted a conceptual proposal for approximately 270,000 square feet of office, retail, grocery store, fitness/health club, restaurant, and mini-storage in eight separate buildings for the area between the wetlands and Pacific Highway, and approximately 153 multi-family units for the area west of the wetlands. However, that proposal is subject to change based on the results of a market study that is being prepared for the site by the applicant. Since more than 5,000 square feet of impervious surfaces would be created when a land use permit is submitted, surface water runoff and treatment would be required per the 1998 KCSWDM and the Federal Way Addendum. The site falls within a Level I Flow Control Area and Resource Stream Protection Area, thus the stormwater facility must be designed to meet these performance criteria. Access: Access to the site (area west of the larger on-site wetlands) would be from South 336th Street, a principal arterial located to the north of the site, and Pacific Highway South, also a principal arterial located to the east via a connecting road across the on-site wetlands. Per FWCC Section 22-1474, the applicant would normally be expected to construct half-street improvements consistent with the planned roadway sections as shown in Map III-7, Planned Street Sections, of the FWCP. Based on the FWCP, the planned road section for South 336~ Street is a Type Page 14 E Street consisting of a 64-foot wide street (four lanes plus median) with curb, gutter, six-foot planting strip with street trees, eight-foot sidewalk, and streetlights in a 98-foot right-of-way. In addition, the CIP anticipates the need for a second eastbound left-turn lane and an additional eastbound through lane at Pacific Highway South, increasing the planned width of street and right-of- way by 24 feet. However, Campus Gateway Associates, a Limited Partnership, has recently entered into a Right of Way Purchase and Frontage Improvement Agreement, whereby the City will construct frontage improvements in return for dedication of right-of-way to widen Pacific Highway South. Potential Traffic Impacts: The site is presently vacant. Development under the requested comprehensive plan designation of Multiple Family; and RM 2400 (one unit per 2,400 square feet) zoning, would require the preparation of a TIA by the applicant's engineer. The TIA would identify transportation impacts associated with the development and identify appropriate mitigation measures. The applicants would be expected to contribute pro-rata shares towards projects on the TIP that are impacted by more than ten peak hour trips. In addition, based on the TIA, in order to meet the City's adopted level-of-service standard the applicant may have to provide mitigation improvements beyond those identified in the TIP. Projections for Population and Employment: The site is presently vacant. If the site is developed as multiple family, there would be an increase in residential units. A previously submitted plan proposed approximately 115 residential units in this area. However, this is subject to change based on the market study being financed by the applicant. Conclusion: The Business Park zone is that zone intended for industrial uses including manufacturing and warehousing. Since 1995, very little property in this immediate vicinity has developed with the majority of BP uses being constructed along 9~ Avenue to the west. The overall vision of the comprehensive plan is to provide an appropriate balance of services, employment, and housing. In addition, the land use concept envisions promotion of housing in the City's commercial areas close to shopping and employment. The July 2000 Market Analysis shows that in general, there is an overabundance of available commercially zoned land and a shortage of land zoned outright for residential. This request would tend to shift this imbalance. If the request for a comprehensive plan designation and zoning change from Business Park/BP to Multiple Family/RM 2400 were to be approved, staff recommends that this site be included in the Kitts Corner development agreement, currently under review by staff. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies: Goal or Policy Comments LUP9 - Designate and zone land to provide The July 2000 Market Analysis concluded that there is a for Federal Way's share of regionally adopted shortage of land zoned outright for residential demand forecasts for residential, commercial, development in terms of meeting regional forecasts, and industrial uses for the next 20 years, based on historical development. P~el5 Goal or Policy Comments LUPI2-- Evaluate household and employment forecasts on a periodic basis to ensure that land use policies based on previous assumptions are current. Based on the most recent capacity analysis, the City has a deficit of 410 residential units in comparison to the 2022 household targets. Very little of the BP-zoned properties in this immediate area have developed since incorporation. This process allows the Planning Commission, City Council, and citizens to evaluate previous assumptions about the location and quantity of land zoned as Business Park. VI. COMPLIANCE WITH FWCC SECTIONS 22-529 AND 22-530 1. Section 22-529. Factors to Be Considered in a Comprehensive Plan Amendment The City may consider, but is not limited to, the following factors when considering a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan: 1) The effect upon th~ physical environment. The proposed housekeeping amendments to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan and accompanying map changes will not affect the physical environment. No development is proposed in conjunction with this non-project action. Future project specific actions will be subject to environmental review as required by the SEPA Rules, and will be evaluated in accordance with all plans, policies, rules, and regulations adopted as a basis for the exercise of substantive authority under SEPA to approve, condition, or deny proposed actions. 2) The effect on open space, streams, and lakes. The proposed amendments include housekeeping changes to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan, accompanying map changes, and four site-specific requests. None of these proposed changes, in themselves, would have a significant adverse impact on open space, streams, and lakes. 3) The compatibility with and impact on adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed housekeeping amendments to update the chapters of the comprehensive plan and accompanying map changes will not impact adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods. There are four site-specific requests. Site-Specific Request # 1, if approved, would change the designation of four parcels located along Military Road from Single Family Residential to Neighborhood Business (BN). Two of the parcels are already being operated as commercial uses. If all four parcels were to be developed as BN uses, they should be compatible with adjacent land uses, including surrounding single family uses, since the intent of the BN zone is to provide convenient goods and services at a pedestrian and neighborhood scale close to adjacent residential uses. If the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Site-Specific Requests #2 and #3 were to change from Business Park (BP) to Community BusineSs (BC), the uses allowed under P~el6 the BC zoning would be compatible with adjacent land uses to the north and to the east, which are retail in nature. If approved, Site-Specific Request/t4 would be subject to a development agreement, which would impose certain conditions to ensure compatibility with the adjacent development. 4) The adequacy of and impact on community facilities including utilities, roads, public transportation, parks, recreation, and schools. The FWCP Capital Facilities Chapter has been updated to address the adequacy of community facilities including utilities, roads, public transportation, parks, recreation, and schools. If the site-specific requests are granted, specific impacts associated with deveiopment will be evaluated at the tm~e that a development permit is applied for, and any potential adverse impacts will be mitigated at that time. 5) The benefit to the neighborhood, city, and region. Updating the comprehensive plan is of benefit to Federal Way neighborhoods, the City of Federal Way, and the region as existing information is being updated and this will provide a better basis for decision-making. There are four site-specific requests. Site-Specific Request # 1, if approved, should not result in significant changes in land use since two of the parcels are already developed and the other two are relatively small in size. There is no clear benefit to changing the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Site- Specific Requests #2and 3 from BP to BC. Reducing the BP zoned land may actually be detrimental to the City and region as it may result in the reduction of basic type jobs. Granting Site-Specific Request #4 would benefit the City by creating additional residential units, which will assist the City in reaching its 2022 household targets. 6) The quantity and location of land planned for the proposed land use type and density and the demand for such land. 'AmendmentS'are being proposed for FWCP Chapter 2, Land Use, which should assist the City in reaching its 2022 household targets. Granting Site-Specific Request # 1 would allow BN uses south of South 304th and along Military Road. Based on the July 2000 Market Analysis, the BN zone was anticipated to build out by 75 percent over the 2000- 2020 period. This was the second highest build out rate for a commercial zone after the City Center Frame. Granting Site-Specific Requests #2 and #3 would reduce not only the amount of BP zoned land, but would reduce the choice to locate on an approximately 10- acre parcel adjacent to Pacific Highway South, a principal arterial. Changing the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of Site-Specific Request//4 from BP to Multiple Family should be an asset to the community because it would provide more residential units as part of a quality mixed-use development based on a development agreement. 7) The current and projected population density in the area. As stated in Response//6 above, amendments are being proposed for FWCP Chapter 2, Land Use, which should assist the City in reaching its 2022 household targets. The approval of Site-Specific Request//1 would result in the elimination of two residential units in an area that is currently impacted by both traffic and noise. Approval of Site- Page 17 Specific Requests #2 and #3 from BP to BC should not have any impact on current and projected population density and granting Site-Specific Request #4 should increase population density in the area. 8) The effect upon other aspects of the comprehensive plan. There should not be any adverse impacts on the comprehensive plan as a result of the proposed changes. Section 22-530. Criteria For Amending The Comprehensive Plan The City may amend the comprehensive plan only if it finds that: 1) The proposed amendment bears a substantial relationship to public health, safety, or welfare. Updating the comprehensive plan will result in better information for decision-making purposes, which has a direct ielationship to public health, safety, and welfare. None of the four site~specific requests, if approved, should adversely affect public health, safety, or welfare. AND 2) The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the City. Please see response under 1), above. 3) The'proposed amendment is consistent with the requirements of RCW 36.70A and with the portion of the City's adopted plan not affected by the amendment. RCW Chapter 36.70A, the Growth Managenlent Act, requires the City of Federal Way to adopt and implement a comprehensive plan and to amend it in a timely manner, but no more than once a year except under certain circumstances. The City is responding to this mandate by updating the comprehensive plan. VII. COMPLIANCE WITH FWCC SECTION 22-488(c) Site Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, Robinson, and Olsen 1) The City may approve the application only if it finds that: a. The proposed request is in the best interests of the residents of the City; Designating these four parcels as BN will not conflict with any policies within the comprehensive plan. BN zoning in this area would be more compatible with the physical environment and, if developed for neighborhood business uses, they would provide convenient services for the surrounding area. P~el8 AND b. The i. OR ii. proposed request is appropriate because either: Conditions in the immediate vicinity of the subject property have so significantly changed since the property was given its present zoning and that, under those changed conditions, a change in designation is within the public interest; These parcels are located south of South 304th Street and on either side of Military Road. I~5 is immediately ad.~acent to two (Taylor mYd Olsen-pareel~) of the tbur parcels. WSDOT has recently constructed an HOV Lane along this stretch of I-5. This has resulted in I-5 being widened by approximately 15 feet, bringing traffic closer to the subject site. In order to widen I-5, trees were removed. Furthermore, WSDOT has recently issued a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Section 469 Evaluation for the SR 509: Corridor Completion/I-5/South Access Road, which identifies this stretch of I-5 as being considered under all alternatives for the SR 509 extension. This would mean construction of an additional lane on I-5 adjacent to these properties. A decrease in distance between these parcels and I-5 has increased the exposure of businesses and residences to noise levels and highway glare, thereby indirectly reducing the livability of these areas. At this time, WSDOT does not propose any noise mitigation. The change in designation will correct a designation that was inappropriate when established. This criterion is not applicable. c. It is consistent with the comprehensive plan; The location of residentially zoned properties, adjacent to Military Road and in close proximity to I-5, especially in the case of the Taylor and Olsen properties (which are located between I-5 and Military Road), is not consistent with FWCP Policy LUP 15, "Protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non-residential uses." d. It is consistent with all applicable provisions of the chapter, including those adopted by reference from the comprehensive plan; If Site-Specific Request # 1 is approved and these parcels designated as BN, any subsequent redevelopment would be required to be consistent with all applicable provisions of this .chapter (zoning code). AND P~el9 e. It is consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. Granting the requested change from Single Family Residential to Neighborhood Business is consistent with the Policies in the comprehensive plan and it is also consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. 2) The City may approve an application for a quasi-judicial project related rezone only if it finds that: a. The criteria in subsection (1) above are met; AND b. The proposed project complies with this chapter in all respects; AND c. The site plan of-the-prolmsed'projectqs designed to minimize all adverse impacts on the developed properties in the immediate vicinity of the subject property; AND d. The site plan is designed to minimize impacts upon the public services and utilities. The request under consideration is for a change in the comprehensive plan designation and zoning. It is not a project-related rezone; therefore, the criteria under this section do not apply. Site Specific Requests #2 & #3 - STRS Associates & Clerget Industries L.P. 1) The City may approve the application only if it finds that: a. The proposed request is in the best interests of the residents of the City; A change in designation of these two parcels from BP to BC is not in the best interests of the residents of the City because it may result in the reduction of basic type jobs, which are relatively higher paying jobs than those found in the BC zone. It will also result in a reduction in the amount of'BP-zoned land and reduction in choice of where to develop BP-type uses. AND b. The proposed request is appropriate because either: Conditions in the immediate vicinity of the subject property have so significantly changed since the property Was given its present zoning and that, under those changed conditions, a change in designation is within the public interest; Conditions in the immediate vicinity have not significantly changed since incorporation of the City in 1990. At the time of incorporation, Costco and Home Depot had been permitted by King County and were constructed. Lowe's, formerly Eagle Hardware, was subsequently developed on land zOned BC. OR ii. The change in designation will correct a designation that was inappropriate when established. This criterion is not applicable. Page 2~ c. It is consistent with the comprehensive plan; These two site-specific requests are located in close proximity to established retailers such as Lowe's, Costco, and Home Depot. A quality business park would complement these uses. Therefore, the request to change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of these parcels from BP to BC is not consistent with LUG5, which is to develop a quality business park area that supports surrounding commercial areas d. It is consistent svith all applicable provisions of the chapter, including those adopted by reference from the comprehensive plan; If the request is granted, any future development on the site must comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter (zoning code). AND e. It is consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. Granting the requested change from BP to BC is not consistent with the policies in the comprehensive plan; therefore, it would not be consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. 2) The City may approve an application for a quasi-judicial project related rezone only if it finds that: a. The criteria in subsection (1) above are met; AND b. The proposed project complies with this chapter in all respects; AND c. The site plan of the proposed project is designed to minimize all adverse impacts on the developed properties in the immediate vicinity of the subject property; AND d. The site plan is designed to minimize impacts upon the public services and utilities. The request under consideration is for a change in the comprehensive plan designation and zoning. It is not a project-related rezone; therefore, the criteria under this section do not applyl - site Specific Request #4 - Kitts Corner 1) The City may approve the application only if it finds that: a. The proposed request is in the best interests of the residents of the city; The July 2000 Market Analysis concluded that there is a shortage of land zoned outright for residential development in terms of meeting regional forecasts, based on historical development. Therefore, changing the designation of this site from BP to Multiple Family would result in more residential units and be in the best interests of the City. Page 21 bo The i. OR ii. proposed request is appropriate because either: Conditions in the immediate vicinity of the subject property have so significantly changed since the property was given its present zoning and that, under those changed conditions, a change in designation is within the public interest; This property was given the BP designation in 1990, when the City incorporated. Approximately 8.24 acres west of the on-site wetlands and buffer was originally part of the larger Kitts Corner request (Exhibit S). The applicants requested a change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from BP to BC for those areas east of the on-site wetlands and Multiple Family and RM 2400 (Multiple Family, one unit per 2,400 square feet) for those areas west of the wetlands. Staff made a recommendation that the request for the east side be approved based on a development agreement; however, they recommended that the request for the west side be denied because if approved, it would create an island of Multiple Family use surrounded by commercial designations. Based on the staff's recommendation, the applicants withdrew the request for the west side of the wetlands prior to a public hearing by the Planning Commission. Since that time, the LUTC gave direction to staff to prepare a development agreement for the east side of the wetlands; which, if approved by the City Council, would govern the change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning from BP to BC. The development agreement would be based on a village concept of vertical mixed-use including retail, office, and multiple-family. In addition, a boundary line adjustment has been recorded with the parcel to the west, which has increased the size of this parcel by approximately five acres. Also, the parcel to the west has been constructed as Glenwood Place, a 50-unit senior citizen housing complex. The change in designation will correct a designation that was inappropriate when established. This criterion is not applicable. e. It is consiste, nt_ with the comprehensive plan; L Granting the request for a change in comprehensive plan designation from BP to Multiple Family is consistent with FWCP LUP9, which is to designate and zone land to provide for Federal Way's share of regionally adopted demand forecasts for residential, commercial, and industrial uses for the next 20 years. It is consistent with all applicable provisions of the chapter, including those adopted by reference from the comprehensive plan; If the request is granted, any future development on the site must comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter (zoning code), and with the development agreement. P~e22 (2) AND e. It is consistent with the public health, safety and welfare. Granting the requested change from BP to Multiple Family is consistent with the policies in the comprehensive plan and it is also consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. The City may approve an application for a quasi-judicial project related rezone only if it finds that: a. The criteria in subsection (1) above are met; AND b. Theproposed project complies witn this chapter in ali respects; AND e. The site plan of the proposed project is designed to minimize all adverse impacts on the developed properties in the immediate vicinity of the subject property; AND d. The site plan is designed to minimize impacts upon the public services and utilities. The request under consideration is for a change in the comprehensive plan designation and zoning. It is not a project-related rezone; therefore, the criteria under this section do not apply. VIII. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Consistent with the provisions of FWCC Section 22-539, the Planning Commission may take the following actions regarding the proposed comprehensive plan amendments: I Recommend to City Council adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan amendments as proposed; 2. Recommend to City Council that the proposed comprehensive plan amendments not be- adopted; 3. Forward the proposed comprehensive plan amendments to City Council without a recommendation; or 4. Modify the proposed comprehensive plan amendments and recommend to City Council adoption of the amendments as modified. LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Exhibit F Exhibits G-O Exhibit P Exhibit Q Exhibit R Exhibit S City of Federal Way Draft Comprehensive Plan Composite Map - Site Specific Requests Map of Site Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, Robinson & Olsen Map of Site Specific Request #2 - STRS Associates Map of Site Specific Request #3 - Clerget Industries L.P. Map of Site Specific Request #4 - Kitts Comer Letters From the Applicants in Support of Site Specific Request # 1 Application for Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezone for Site Specific Request # 1 Information from Clerget Industries L.P. in Support of Site Specific Requests #2 & #3 Letter from Washington Tracking Association Map Showing Initial Kitts Comer Request I:~2002 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentsWlanning Commission\120402 Report to Planning Commision.doc/l 1/27/2002 2:43 PM Page 23 EXHIBIT A COMPREHENSIV. E DOCUMENT ~-P-LAN ~ gAY OR 0 I I II Z 0 AV/V~IVd O3J-N~/'HON3 m ~o ~E E'~ r- Z t I o~o OliN ~000 ON m m ~.i 0 Z (1) '~rrzo orr '0 c o~O-r-~ o 0 E ~o~wo~ >,, o ~ C) ~.n,W - ~on C) " 2002 PAT.IS' PLUMBING, INC. P.O. Box 4447' I~'~eral V~ay., Washington 98063 800-491-4081 ~53)946-0171 RECEIVED BY 'rJEvELOPMENT DPOAPTMFNrr ~R 1. 8 ZO,O~2 City of Federal Way Attn: Margaret Larson 33530 1st Way S Federal Way, WA 98003 Ri;: ' ', ioolluti0n Since t~c trees have been removed between S 304th St and 31st Ave S on Military Rd S next to the freeway the amount of noise has increased dramatically. We are a business but have tasks that must be completed outside. In the morning between 6:30AM and 8AM when the trucks are stocked and inventoried. The noise is so bad that to have a conversation you must yell at the person you are speaking to. Mid-day when salesmen come it is impossible to have a conversation outside, we usually have to come inside because the noise level is so loud on the property it is impossible to hear. In the evening between 4PM - 6PM when the service technicians are coming back to the office. The act of opening the front door creates so much noise pollution we have difficulty hearing our customers on the phone. The noise interferes with our daily business. I can only imagine how the homeowners feel; the noise level is just as bad for them. I wonder if the homeowners can even enjoy time together outside in the yard with the increased noise level. I feel the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is justified. Sincerely, ~terson~~ President Pat's Plumbing PAGE_.._ I - Residential · Commercial · House Calls VILMA SIGNS 30432 Military Rd. So. Federal Way, WA 98003 253-941-9008 Fax:253-839-6480 vilmasigns~msn.com March 8,2002 Margaret Clark, AICP Senior Planner Dear Mrs. Clark, ! want to Thank you and the committee taking the time to review our Application for Comprehensive Plan Amendment. My property is in between Military Rd. and I-5 Freeway. 3 years ago the City of Federal Way widen Military Road and now the HOV lane is adding on I-5. We are exposed 100% to the noise and traffic. There is no natural barriers anymore that will protect us on Military Rd. because the trees were taken down by the City of Federal Way. Now the I-5 Freeway side cleared out most of the trees and we no longer have any natural sound barriers. Since then it has been very difficult to make a home here because of the noise constantly. You don't get any rest in the evenings, even my health has been changed because of loss of hearing .We also have all the people who breaks down on I-5 coming here using the phones and bathrooms at all hours day and night. It's the most exposed property fi.om I-5 and people knows it's a business. So we are running as a business only not as a residence. We had to move and make our residence in another location. We have improved our building. We added special windows & sound board to eliminate some of the noise. Please consider this property and the other applicants to change the zoning. P.S. We include photos & We ask you to please stop by and visit us. EXHIBIt H PAGE_._ I OF I ROBERT ROBINSON March 10, 2002 RECEIVED BY I~.R 1 5 200Z Attn: Margaret Larson City of Federal Way Dear Margaret, With the recent construction improvements on I-5 the once barely discemable sound of 1-5 has become a very objectionable noise. This is largely due to the loss of the natural noise barrier the DOT has removed. With the recent letter from WA DOT it appears emanate that we will be subject to yet greater noise and the proximities of I-5 will be even closer to ottr property. I feel these developments on I-5 have de-valued my property as a single family home. I would appreciate the city of Federal Way reexamining the zoning of the area in witch my property is located on Military Road. This area would be better suited as a commercially zoned area not residential. Thank you for your time in this matter. Sincerely, ,, , . .,P' / Robert Robinson EXHIBIT. PAGE OF t PAT'S", PLEIMBING, INC. P.O. Box 4447 · ¢'e~eral VQa~( Washington 98063 800-491-4081 '~.-NX FAX..~.~ (253)946-0171 C;ty of Federal Way Aitn: Mayor Jeanne Burbage [~.._ ,,,,0,,,w,y, L__ / Federal Way, WA 98003 RE: Noise pollution Since the trees have been removed between S 304th St and 31st Ave S on Military Rd S next to the freeway the amount of noise has increased dramatically. We are a business but have tasks that must be completed outside. In the morning between 6:30AM and 8AM when the trucks are stocked and inventoried. The noise is so bad that to have a conversation you must yell at the person you are speaking to. Mid-day when salesmen come it is impossible to have a conversation outside, we usually have to come inside because the noise level is so loud on the property it is impossible to hear. In the evening between 4PM - 6PM when the service technici'ans are coming back to the office. The act of opening the front door creates so much noise pollution we have difficulty hearing our customers on the phone. The noise interferes with our daily business. I can only imagine how the homeowners feel; the noise level is just as bad for them. I wonder if the homeowners can even enjoy time together outside in the yard with the increased noise level. I feel the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is justified. Sincerely, President Pat's Plumbing pAGE___! OF t Residential · Commercial · House Calls VILMA SIGNS · ........................................................... Federal Way, WA 98003 253-941-9008 Fax:253-839-6480 vilmasigns~msn.~m M~ch 14, 2002 Kathy McClung Interim Community Development Services Director 33530 !st Way South Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 RE: Comprehensive Plan Amendment, #00-103911 Dear Mrs. McClung, I'm writing you this letter for you to reconsider and reviewing our application for the comprehensive plan amendment. This is a very unique property and a perfect situation for the zone change. We have sent photos and a noise video to Mrs. Clark to show how our property has changed in the last year. We invite you and any other in the committee to stop by and observe the area to see the dramatic change. I have been living and doing business in Federal Way for over 15 years and as a loyal taxpayer I feel very disappointed. Next to the property I've been living and doing business with the changes as of now a new project is being done (the 'expansion of I-5) obviously I can't stand in the way of progress. Although I shouldn't be penalized due to it. Already Wa State D.O.T has removed a very large area of trees which was our only buffer from the noise and sight of I-5, and' this will only get worst as I-5 gets closer to my home/business and increase noise. I feel a new barrier should be constructed. I contacted DOT and they have no plans in the near future of doing anything. I.) My property devalued as a single family home. 2.) As a business residence the sign codes have many restrictions which I have attached a copy of the last notice. EXHIBIT PAGE_ K lOFt. And we feel that this property has a unique situation to be suitable for commercial zoning. All the property owners are welcoming the zone change to a community business. Vilma Taylor EXHIBIT PAG E_iT~O F_3- VILMA SIGNS ~,.,::.~:~i,~o III III .... -----711 II,t March 14, 2002 Dean McColgan Federal Way City Council 33530 1st Way S. Federal Way, WA 98003-6220 253-661-4013 fax:253-661-4024 Dear Mr. MeColgan, Thank you so much for your time to look at this project for the comprehensive plan amendment for zone change. If there is anything that you can help in making the process go thru I would really appreciate it. I am attaching copys of letters · that we have send to other members. Thank you again Vilma Taylor F. XHIBIT---------- pA E OF - VILMA SIGNS 30432 Military Rd. So. Federal Way, WA 98003 Fax:253-839-6480 vilmasigns(~msn.com l March 14, 2002 ~!rd_t Wa~, / Jeanne Burbidge Mayor City of Federal Way Federal Way City Council 33530 1st Way S. Federal Way, WA 98003-6220 Dear Mrs. Burbidge, I have been living and doing business in Federal Way for over 15 years and as a loyal taxpayer I feel very disappointed. Next to the property I've been living and doing business with the changes as of now a new project is being done (the expansion of I-5) obviously I can't stand in the way of progress. Although I shouldn't be penalized due to it. Already Wa State D.O.T has removed a very large area of trees which was our only buffer from the noise and sight of 1-5, and this will only get worst as 1-5 gets closer to my home/business and increase noise. I feel a new barrier should be constructed. I contacted DOT and they have no plans in the near future of doing anything. 1.) My property devalued as a single family home. 2.) As a business residence the sign codes have many restrictions which I have attached a .copy of the last notice. And we feel that this property has a unique situation to be suitable for commercial zoning. All the property owners are welcoming the zone change to a community business. Vilma Taylor EXHIBIT PAGE_EOF I VILMA SIGNS 30432 Military Rd. So. Federal Way, WA 98003 253-941-9008 Fax:253-839-6480 vilmasigns~msn.com March 14,2002 Margaret Clark, AICP Senior Planner Dear Mrs. Clark, I want to Thank you and the committee taking the time to review our Application for Comprehensive Plan Amendment. My property is in between Military Rd. and I-5 Freeway. 3 years ago the City of Federal Way widen Military Road and now the HOV lane is adding on I-5. We are exposed 100% to the noise and traffic. There is no natural barriers anymore that will protect us on Military Rd. because the trees were taken down by the City of Federal Way. Now the I-5 Freeway side cleared out most of the trees and we no longer have any natural sound barriers. Since then it has been very difficult to make a home here because of the noise constantly. You don't get any rest in the evenings, even my health has been changed because of loss of hearing .We also have all the people who breaks down on I-5 coming here using the phones and bathrooms at all hours day and night. It's the most exposed property from I-5 and people knows it's a business. So we are running as a business only not as a residence. W.e had to move and make our residence in another location. We have improved our building. We added special windows & sound board to eliminate some of the noise. Please consider this property and the other applicants to change the zoning. P.S. We include photos & We ask you to please stop by and visit us. Sincerely, Vilma Taylor Ey HtBff-- ROBERT ROB1NSON ' ',l:'~,i ~.., ". '~'. ~, March 14, 2002 Atm;,.Mrs~,J.~armn.~Bu[bage Mayor City of Federal Way Dear Mrs. Burbage, With the recent construction improvements on I-5 the once barely discemable sound of I-5 has become a very objectionable noise. This is largely due to the loss of the natural noise barrier the DOT has removed. With the recent letter from WA DOT it appears emanate that we will be subject tO yet greater noise and the proximities of I-5 will be even closer to our property. I feel these developments on I-5 have de-valued my property as.a single family home. I would appreciate the city of Federal Way reexamining the zoning of the area in which my property is located on Military Road. This area would be better suited as a commercially zoned area not residential. Thank you for your time in this matter. Sincerely, Robert Robinson EXHIBIT, 0 ... October 1, 2001 Ms. Margaret Clark Senior Planner City of Federal Way 33530 - 1~ Way South Federal Way, WA 98003 PRINCIPALS: GEOFFREY HOOSDON. P.E., S,E. ALLAN E. BESSETrE. P.E.. S.E. GORGE J. LINOSAY. SEAN M. COMFORT. P.E. PAUL B. McCORMIC~ P.E.. THOMAS R. HICKS, P.E.. OOREEN S. GAVIN, P.E. kEN ZICKLER. AICP. ASEA · ~SO~IATES: OANIEL g BOOTH. P,E., JAMES R- CARLSIEN. P.E. MlCt~AEL D. KA~ERMANN. AI.CP · Project: Subject: Federal Way Militaur Road Comprehensive PLan Amendment, Our File No. 201362.30 2002 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application Dear Margaret: Thank you for your assistance with the preparation of the enclosed application to amend the City of Federal Way Comprehensive Plan. The property owners within the proposed amendment area encourage the city to carefully consider the proposal. Please call me at (253) 383-2422, if you have any questions or need additional information. Sincerely, Brad Medrud, AICP Land Use Planner BM/jlg Enclosures c. Linda Peterson, Pat's PluMbing ~ober{ Robinson ~Vilma Taylor Len Zickler, AICP, ASLA; AHBL, Inc. cLarkl00101.doc p^GE--LOFA----- 22~NoR~H30.~SmeL~ SUn'E300 TAcx3~WAg13403 P~(253)3~3-24:22. FAx~ (253) 3/33-2572 'aht)Unc~ix.netcom.com DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 33530 First Way South PO Box 9718 Federal Way WA 98063-9718 253-661-4000; Fax 253-661-4129 www.ci.fcdcral-way.wa.us APPLICATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 1. SrrESPECIFIC REQUESTS a) Who may apply. Any person may, personally or through an agent, apply for a decision regarding property he or she owns. b) Itow to apply. The applicant shall file the following information with the Department of Community Development Services: 1) A completed Master Land Use Application. 2) A vicinity map showing the subject property with enough information to locate the property within the larger area. 3) A copy of the underlying plat or the King County Assessor's parcel map. The following site data: a) Tax Parcel.No. b) Lot Size/Acreage c) Existing Comprehensive Plan Designation d) Existing Zoning 'e) Requested Comprehensive Plan Designation f) Requested Zoning 092104-9100; -9261; and 401320- 0006 _ 78,064 sq. ftJ1.79 acres Single Family High Density RS 7.2 Community Business Community Bus|n~ss .. 5) Services. Please provide the following information r~garding the availability of services: a) The site is currently served by sewer _,_X (092104-9100)lseptic ..X (others) (check one)., Sewer Provider Lakehaven Utility District b) The site is currently served by fi public water system X /well' (check one). Water Provider: Lakehaven Utility District c) Fire District#: 39 d) School District#: 210 6) Any additional information or material that the Dkector of EXHIBIT__ " Services determines is reasonably necessary for a decision on the matter. Bulletin g024- May 7..2001 Page' 1 of 5 k:~Itandouts - RevisedW. omp Plan Amendment Application 7) P EXHIBIT_ Commission, the applicant must submit the following: a) A set of stainped envelopes, and a list of the same, labeled with the name and address of all current owners of real property (as shown in the records of the county assessor for the subject property), within 300 feet of each boundary of the subject property, with the return address of the City of Federal Way, Department of Community Development Services, PO Box 9718, Federal Way, WA 98063. b) A copy of the county assessor--s map identifying the properties specified in subsection 6 of this section. 2. OTIIER i~EQUESTS FOR COMPREItENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS a) Who may apply. Any person may, personally or through an agent, apply for an amendment to policies of the comprehensive plan. b) How to apply. The applicant shall file a completed Master Land Use application with the Department of Community Development Services. c) Proposed Amendment. A proposed amendment can be either conceptual or specific amendatory language. Please be as specific as possible so that your proposal can be adequately considered. If specific wording changes are proposed, this should be shown in s[4ke zuffunderline format (please attach additional pages if necessary). d) Reference. Please reference the Element of the Comprehensive Plan -(e.g., Land Use, Transportation, Housing, Capital Facilities) and page number where located. SUPPORT FOR TIlE AMENDMENT (Please fill out for all amendments, whether site specific or otherwise) Please explain the need for the amendment (why is it being proposed). Include any data, research, or reasoning that supp_o, rts the proposed amendment ~(please attach additional Pages if necessary). Introduction Linda Peterson, Robert Robinson, and Vilma Taylor seek an amendment to the City of Federal Way's Comprehensive Plan to.?hang~ the designation of their properties from Single Family High Density to Community Business. A similar amendment request covering a slightly larger area was submitted for adoption during the 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update Cycle. An important change in the character Bulletin #024 -.May 7, 2001 Page 2 of 5 k:~landouts - RevisechComp Plan Amendment Application of the area has occurred since the 2000 request was considered and rejected for further .study. Because of the clearing that has occurred in the area as a result of the Interstate 5 ~cxpansion, the proposed amendment area's unique geography features are even more strongly recommend that land within the amendment area is not well suited for future s~_t~le family residential development. These unique geographic qualities coupled with the historic and existing la'nd use support the proposed amendment. As such, landowners within the amendment area have investment-backed expectations that the City. of Federal Way's Comprehensive Plan will include designations for their properties that bear a reasonable opportunity for implementation in the marketplace. Unique Features of Geography The proposed amendment area, depicted on Exhibit A, is situated along Military Road ~vo~.:ah. '~rvv-e~u~ 304~h Street a.qd where an elevate&portion of Interstate Military Road. Military Road is a very. busy road. While the portion of Military. Road South situated within the amendment area is designated as a minor arterial in the City of Federal Way's Comprehensive Plan; the portions of Military Road South to the south are classified .as principal arterials in the Comprehensive Plan. In addition Military Road supports transit services and carries a great deal of north-south traffic as an alternate route to Interstate 5 and State Route 99 during rash hours. Interstate 5 abuts the proposed amendment area. The Taylor property, is immediately adjacent to the freeway while the Peterson property, is separated from the I-5 right-of-way 9nly by the Military. Road right-of-way. As noted in the proposed 2000 amendment, the elevated design of Interstate 5 through the amendment area creates noise and air quality, impacts that make the area unsuitable for residential development. This is even truer with the landscape clearing associated with the lane widening project on the Interstate. From discussions with the engineer working on . the project for the Washington State Department of Transportation, it is likely that the trees and shrubs removed for the addition of another lane will be replaced only by grass or the concrete used to support the embankment. The ambient noise levels within the proposed amendment area that consistently exceeded the preferred noise standards for outdoor activities in 2000 are now worse as is the air quality.. The high ambient noise levels and the poor air quality, make it prohibitively expensive to develop single-family residences in this location. As stated in the proposed 2000 amendment, single family residential developrrlent within _the proposed amendment area is not supported by policies in the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan related to functional road classification. Military Road South in this area is identified in the Comprehensive Plan as a minor arterial. In both cases the posted design speeds according to the Comprehensive Plan are between 35 to 45 mph. For safety, reasons, local roads should serve single family residet~fial development with the traffic generated by local roads funneled to 'collector roads. The traffic from collector roads is directed to the minor and principal artedal roads. Given Military Road South's current designation, the development of single family residents within the amendment area does not support the Transportation Element goals and policies in the City of Federal Way's Comprehensive Plan. " EXHIBI'L P Bulletin $1024 - May 7.2001 Page 3 of 5 - EXHIBi-[ ¢ Historical and Existing Land Uses PAGE,_ _OF6, For over 20 years, the Peterson and Taylor properties have been used for heavy. commercial land uses. The Taylor property is used as a sign shop. ICing County Water District 124 initially developed the Peterson property as a parking, storage, and maintenance facility. Subsequently the site was used by an electrical contractor - Cat°dand Alarm and is now used by Pat's Plumbing. Significant changes to the site were performed to accommodate the Cartland Alarm business in 1983. On-site grading activities created parking for up to 55 employees and storage areas for the flat beds, trailers, boom trucks, ladder trucks, dump trucks and other equipment required for the business. Berms as high as ten feet were built along the northern and western property lines to minimize noise and visual impacts to adjacent r~sidential properties. Mor'.??~?:~st?~:~:5.~t ~.'emvdeling of the front office building was performed to acquire Underwriter Laboratory Certification for the alarm business. In July 1997, Statewide Towing and Recovery requested a zoning code interpretation from the City. of Federal Way that would allow towing and impound activities to occur on the Peterson property.. In October 1997, a similar use determination was made by the City's code compliance office .which found that towing and impound uses were similar to the existing non-conforming use of the property and the activities that occurred on the site over the past 20 years. The alarm business and towing business operated on the site until last year when the Pat's Plumbing took over the site. Commercial Development within the Proposed Am6ndment Area It is clear that based on the amendment area's geographic features and its current and historical use pattern that single-family residential development is not suited in this location. It is more appropriate to consider the amendment area for designation as Community Business. One important reason for the proposed amendment is the protection of the existing properties used for commercial use. The Taylor and Peterson properties are existing non- conforming land uses. The ability, to refinance or sell these properties is significantly encumbered by their status as non-confo ..mfing Uses. The Community Business " desi~maation would permit the exisfng uses of property within the proposed amendment area to continue. Furthermore, the shallow depth of the parcels precludes big-box commercial development that would unduly impact the surrounding area. M'treover, the location of these properties near an elevated portion of Interstate-S, the impacts of which have been made even more clear with the current clearing and widening of the freeway, sug~ests that redevelopment as single-family use is unlikely without the construction of very expensive public and pdvate improvements. The City of Federal Way's development regulations, environmental review, and the administrative site plan review process, ensures that the Federal Way staff has both the authority and obligation will be able to make future development in the proposed amendment area compatible with the surrounding properties.. Staff can include requirem/~nts for fencing, berms, and'landscaping, the implementation of design standards, and restrictions on hours of operation represent to ensure the mitigation of impacts ~ associated with the proposed amendment area. Bulletin//024 - May 7, 2001 Page ,i of 5 k: .~Iandouts - Revised~.omp Plan Amendment Application ~ FEE There is no fee for the initial application. If after a public hearing the City Council determines that the request, shall be further considered for adoption, site-specific requests must be submitted for a preapplication conference with a non-refundable fee that will be credited to the formal application fee. If after the preapplication conference the applicant decides to pursue the request, the remaining · portion of the comprehensive plan amendment fee will be required. A fee must be submitted for all other requests after the selection process. SIGNATURE Signature Date Print Name y.. If you have any questions about filling out this application form or the amendment process, please contact the Department of Community Development Services at 253-661-4115. Please be advised that an application for a comprehensive plan amendment lacking the required information will not be accepted. EXHIBIT-' PAGE Built(in #024 - May 7, 2001 k:\Handouts - Rcvisc~Comp Plan Amendment Application CLERGET INDUSTRIES LP. 1515 South 350th Street Federal Way, WA 98003 (253) 838-0632 PAGE_ I, ,.aFl REQUEST FOR REZONE TAX PARCEL NO. 292104-9001-08 This request for a rezone of this property from BP to BC zoning, is submitted with reference to adjacent tax parcel No. 292 104-9077-07.. We betie~e, tb_,~J~_~_i~e, zane. r)f-this property to BC is compatible and consistent with surrounding zoning and land uses, and new development occurring in the area, based on the following: The property fronts on Enchanted Parkway South. Since 1990, all of the development on that street from S. 348~ south to the 1-5 overpass has been retail in nature. All of the properties on the east side of this corridor are zoned BC and are occupied by retail uses with the exception of 4 houses which are listed for sale as retail properties. The west side of this corridor is zoned BC with the exception of the subject property and parcel No. 292104-9077-07. Opus Northwest has just completed a pre application meeting with the city and will be making application for permits to redevelop the truekstop and two adjacent industrial type properties for a 26 acre retail center. Upon completion of this project, with the exception of the concrete plant, all non-retail uses fi.om S. 348~ St. to the south end of Lowe's property will be eliminated. This significantly shi~s the character of the area and it's associated traffic. Both existing and new projects, and the entire grid system would be far better served by BC uses on the subject property, which would produce minimal truck traffic and be more in character with the rest of the development along this retail corridor. A quick glance at the city's zoning map shows that the western boundary of the subject property and parcel 9077-07 runs parallel with the western boundary of Lowe's Hardware, which is a BC property. If the subject and 9077-07 were rezoned to BC, the configuration would be a natural extension of what exists today. The western boundary of these properties also has a significant grade separation fi.om the BP properties to the west, which have a Pac'rfic Highway S. orientation. In addition, t_he intersection at S. 356~ St. prOvides a more logical and natural boundary for the BC zone instead of the present mid block demarcation. We have heard it expressed that'there is some concern over any reduction in the supply of BC zoned land. The change we are requesting affects only 9.7 acres. It appears to us that the benefits gamed through homogeneous zoning and traffic patterns far outweigh the loss of a small amount of BP aereage~ which is not really in character with the emerging development pattern of this corridor. RECEIVED BY CO,'~UN1TY DEVFI OP~ENT DEPARTMENT SEP 1 1 2001 RECEIVED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VI/AS H I N GTO N EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Larry Pur~ley Date: July 15, 2002 TRUCKING To: Federal Way City Council From: Larry Pursley, Executive Vice President Washington Trucking Associations ASSOCIATIONS OFFICERS: PRESIDENT Ed Vandef Poi FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Scott Creek SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Dan Gatchet THIRD VICE PRESIDENT A~ix,'d Ulric~ TREASURER Craig Iskra Re: Comments on Notice of DNS, Impending Projects, File No. CPA99-0008 The Washington Tmcldng Associations (WTA) is a small business located at 930 S. 336t~ St. in Federal Way. We own the building in which we operate, and lease surplus space within our office to other businesses. We support responsible development of the property located south of 336t~ street and west of Pacific Highway S., but are concerned about the impacts of changing the zoning in this area from Business Park (BP) to Multiple Family and RM 2400. As this area is historically commercial, the BP zoning designation is fitting with both the available road infrastructure and character of the area. We are concerned that additional traffic generated by multiple family housing will overwhelm an already somewhat congested 336t~ street with additional traffic backups and more congested rash hours, as well as decreased safety. I urge you to consider these significant impacts as you move toward a final determination regarding the area's future. Please call me if I can answer any questions or be of. assistance. Sincerely, ... Larry Pursley Executive Vice President EXHIBIT ..... PAGE t OF__J [2531838-1650 · !-800-732-9019 · Fax{253J 838-1715 -930S. 336thStreet, SuiteB · Federal~(/ay,~tA98003 0 aDgOdO~d '-' · iII <~z ,-oz o'~ § I~. OZN z Shirlene Olsen 30418 Military Road South 0[~ g ? 2002 Federal Way, WA 98003 Home: (253) 529-4620 Personal e-mail address: limafox~charter.net December 26, 2002 Ms. Hope Elder, Vice Chair Dept. of Community Development - Planning Commission City of Federal Way 33530 1st Way South P.O. Box 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 Dear Ms. Hope: This letter is in regard to a meeting of a Planning Commission meeting held at the Federal Way City Hall Council Chambers on December 4, 2002. One of the agenda items was Site Specific Request #1 - Taylor, Peterson, Robinson, and Olsen, File Number 01-103839-00 UP. My property is Parcel 092104-9098 (Lot No. 09-21-04, Block No. 9098). Taylor, Peterson, and Robinson were the initiators of Site Specific Request #1. My parcel was added to this request without my knowledge or consent (no prior written communication requesting my permission). I only became aware of this request on the day of the December 4th meeting when I received a copy of the Meeting Agenda in the mail. Examination of the Agenda Packet revealed that there were some information items that were erroneous. My son, Glen Smith and an affected neighbor, Michael Klingman decided that it was imperative to attend this 7 p.m. meeting. They were in attendance. It became apparent at the meeting that in addition to the irregularities cited above that the adjoining neighbors within 300 feet of the Parcels (092104-9100, 092104-9261, 401320-0006, and 092104-9098) listed in Site Specific Request #1 were not notified to allow them a response to the proposed rezoning action. i want to continue using my property for residential purposes and request tlmt my parcel be removed from Site Specific Request #1. My son and Mr. Klingman were impressed with the objectivity and desire to discover delve into the truth of matters and procedures relating to this request shown by you and Dini Duclos. I appreciate this and thank you very much. If you have any questions you may communicate with me at my home telephone nUmber (253) 529-4620 or at my personal e-mail address, which is limafox@charter.net. Very Truly Yours, Shirlene Olsen EXHIBIT 10 INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY TIMOTHY HICKEL ON BEHALF OF VILMA'S SIGNS VILMA SIGNS Vilma Signs is a retail store that makes and sells signs for end use customers. The store is located at 3043:2 Military Road South. It has operated at this location for 20 years without complaint or incident. It has operated at this location long before FW became a city and long before the comprehensive plan. It has several employees and provided jobs to our community. Interstate 5 forms the east and south boundary of the property. Across the street from Vilma Signs is Pat's Plumbing. :T, hgxe,,p:nmbe,.fore-4z, ott contains a staff recommendation at page 7 under conclusions. The recommendation can be boiled down to several key points: 1. Vilma Signs and Pat's Plumbing are non-conforming businesses based on current zoning. 2. The staff has made a preliminary determination that Vilma Signs is a BP (Business Park) classified business; and 3. The staff recommends that the zoning be changed to BN (Business Neighborhood) and that Vilma Signs will still be a non-conforming business. Non-conforming means that any expansion in gross floor area or any structural alterations, such as changes to the appearance of the building would require that the use conform to those allowed in the BN zone. This means that if Vilma Signs makes any changes, the City will shut them down and put them out of business. I would note that this comment appears to take liberty with the code since the code defines structural alterations as changes to structural members not simple changes to appearance. Page 7. In short, the preliminary recommendation fails to address the problem. In addition, it makes an assumption with respect to the classification of Vilma Signs that is not necessarily applicable. Finally, it ignores the historical facts. The facts: 1. Vilma Signs has operated in this location for at least 20 years without complaint or incident. 2. It is a retail sign store that makes and sells signs to end use customers. It is analogous to a retail t-shirt store that also does silk screening. 3. Military road is a major arterial under the comprehensive plan. 4. Vilma Signs and Pat's Plumbing are next to I-5 and essentially isolated by the freeway and the triangle formed by the east and south freeway border and north border of 304th street. 5. There is no residential impact. As previously noted, these businesses have been here for 20 years with no complaint from distant residential areas. All of this raises two simple questions: 1. Why the conclusion at page 7 that Vilma Signs is not a conforming business, under the .P...N classification or con-ver, sely why is Vilma Si~gns.co~.sidered by the staff to be in the BP classification? [Since BN applies to retail establishments and office space, where as BP applies to wholesale manufacturers, and "fabrication, assembly and distribution" which are wholesale functions.] 2. Assuming Vilma Signs is a BP classified business, then why not recommend that the zoning be changed to BP in order to bring all the businesses into conformance because, as we have seen, these businesses have operated at this location for 20 years without incident or complaint. In short, commonsense dictates that we classify these buildings in a manner that would allow them to operate as conforming businesses and maintain local jobs in our community. EXHIBIT 1 STAFF CONCLUSIONS Potential Traffic Impacts: Two of the parcels are developed with nonconforming commercial uses and the other two are developed as residential uses. Any changes in comprehensive plan and zoning designations will not result in potential traffic impacts. If the property redevelops, traffic impacts associated with a different or more intensive use would be evaluated. However, given the size of the parcels, any change in use would not be expected to be significant. Projections for Population and Employment: If a change in comlSrel~ensiVe plan designati¢fi'and~m~fi~,~f~ym~i~le~Family High Dm~sity Residential and RS 7.2 (one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Neighborhood Business (BN) is approved, and the two parcels presently being used as residences are converted to neighborhood type business, the number of residential units would decrease by two and employment would increase depending on what uses were developed on the site. Conclusion: The overall vision of the comprehensive plan is to attract commercial development to the downtown (City Center Core and Frame); to Pacific Highway South, generally between South 272nd Street and South 348~ Street; and to the areas found around South 348~ Street, approximately between SR-99 and I-5. In addition, there are about a dozen nodes of Neighborhood Business located throughout the City. These nodes have traditionally provided retail and services to adjacent residential neighborhoods. These parcels are located on Military Road, a busy arterial, and based on noise impacts, they may be more suitable for commercial than residential uses. The July 2000 Market Analysis by ECONorthwest concluded that the City had an adequate supply of land to accommodate the 20-year employment forecast. There is adequate capacity in both the Community Business (BC) and the Neighborhood Business (BN) zoning districts. However, there is less capacity in the BN zone relative to future absorption than in the BC zone.(Pat's Plumbing and Vilma's Signs are not uses allowed in either the BN or BC zone, however, they are allowed in the Business Par~(BP) ~ Neither BC' nor BP zoning are appropriate for this area based on the residential surroundings. Zoning the parcels BN would allow the continuation of the two commercial uses as legally nonconforming uses. This means that the uses may continue unless they trigger certain provisions of FWCC Chapter 22, Article IV, "Nonconformance." For exampl% any expansion in gross floor area or any structural alterations, such as changes to the appearance of the building, would require that the uses conform to those allowed in the BN zon% which would mean that the existing plumbing. _and sign businesses would no longer be allowed. However, these properties could be sold in the future and developed for a commercial use permitted in the BN zone2 'P~e7 EXHIBIT 2 BN BUSINESS NEIGHBORHOOD CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA EXHIBIT 3 BP BUSINESS PARK CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA x, 0 ._.9. © 12/84/2882 23:85 2538391941 Lawyers Gaylen B. Payne Timothy T. Hickel Law Offices of PAYNE & 30640 Pacific Highway South, Suke C Fcdera! Way, Washington 98003 Telephone (253) 839-1730 Fax (253) 839-1941 December 5, 2002 Ms. Kathy McClung Director 6f Community Development Services City of Federal Way 33530 1st Way S PO Bok 9718 Federal Way, WA 98063-9718 Re:. Vilma Signs 30432 Military Road S Dear Ms. McClung: We appreciate the recent recommendation of the City of Federal Way to change the zoning in the area affecting Vi.lma Signs to BN (Business Neighborhood) as it more appropriately addresses the significant changes that have taken place over the years and more properly reflects the character of the neighborhood. Our concern is not with respect to the designation of the land as BN (Business Neighborhood) but the classification of Vilma Signs as a BP (Business Park) classified business. It is our position that Vilma Signs is a BN (Business Neighborhood) business within the criteria of Chapter 22, Section 721 as "Other retaiL/office uses not specifically listed in the zone"- that the director of community development services may approve. Vilma Signs is a hybrid in that it functions as a small retail store and also provides graphic design services and silk screening in support of the products it sells to its retail customers. The store has been in business at its present location for approximately 20 years and is harmonious to the overall make-up of the area. Th~ business is located on 0.3 acres of land and is sandwiched between I-5 and Military Road. Because of the geographic constraints, this parcel will always be limited to very small retail/office use. Businesses to the north of Vilma Signs on Military Road at South 288th Street include: a retail "Dollar" store, grocery, video rental, dry cleaners, restaurants and bars, a gas station, 12/05/02 TIIU 12:10 [TX~ILl NO 9048] Law Offices of PAYNE & HICKEL December 5, 2002 Page-2 bakery, barbershop and a smoke shop. Businesses located South of Vilma Signs on Military Road include a fmanciaI services and accounting office, Montessori school, convenience store, autobody repair shop and miscellaneous other small businesses. Across the street from Vilma Sig~a~J.~2&.)mlim,g.=..Tv~SdmaSigns.i~_harmordous with.these businesses, and :in terms o£~ square footage is at the small end of the retail/office scale. · In contrast, the BP (Business Park) classification addresses "fabrication, assembly and distribution" facilities largely at the wholesale level and on a larger scale. In addition., the BP classification includes hazardous waste treatment facilities, chemical manufacturing, gravel batch plants, wholesale distribution warehouses, auto body repair, and the like. Vilma Signs does not properly fit in this category' and the property would never be harmonious with these types of uses given, its small retail/office nature. For these reasons, we would respectfully request a formal review of the classification of Vilma Signs by the direet0r of community development services and wouId request status as a conforming business under the proposed. BN (Business Neighborhood) zoning. We would also invite the Director and any other interested parties to Vilma Signs for a site tour. Thank you for your consideration of this request. We would also appreciate notice of all further proceedings involving this issue. Sincerely, Payn~Inc. P.S. Timothy ~.pfickel TTH't "~ Cc: Ms. Vilma Taylor EXHIBIT. 12/05/02 THU 12:10 [TX/RX NO 9048] Federal Way City Code EXHIBIT_._-I?' § 22-721 0 'ID CD ca) © © .SNO I.I.V' I f/'D'A It ~ 22-147 § 22-721 EXHIBIT.~ 22-148 Federal Way Comprehensive Plan FWCP - Chapter Two, Land Use Due in part to convenient access and available land, the South 348th Street area has become a preferred location for large bulk retailers such as Eagle Hardware, Home Depot, and Costco. Due to the size of these facilities, the challenge will be to develop these uses into well functioning, aesthetically pleasing retail environments. To create retail areas that are aesthetically and functionally attractive, revised development standards, applied through Community Business zoning and Community Design Guidelines, address design quality, mixed-use, and the integration of auto, pedestrian, and transit circulation. Site design, modulation, and setback requirements are also addressed. Through regulations in the Community Business land use charl~.~_the size and scale of hotels, motels, and institutiona! office uses should have been limited in scale so as not to compete with the City Center. Goal LUG6 Transfortn Community Business areas into vital, attractive, mixed-use areas that appeal to pedestrians and motorists and enhance the community's image. Policies LUP39 LUP38 Encourage transformation of Pacific Highway (SR-99) Community Business corridor into a quality mixed-use retail area. Retail development along the corridor, exclusive of the City Center, should be designed to integrate auto, pedestrian, and transit circulation. Integration of public amenities and open space into retail and office development should also be encouraged. I~g40 LUP39 Encourage auto-oriented large bulk retailers to locate in the South 348th Street Community Business area. Neighborhood Business There are near!y a dozen various sized nodes of Neighborhood Business located throughout the City. These nodes are areas that have historically provided retail and/or services to adjacent residential areas. ~is Plan The FWCP recognizes the importance of firmly fixed boundaries to prevent commercial intrusion into adjacent neighborhoods. determined that every new resident CO'did 2uppo~ !5 square feet of new commercial use. provided ~,,m~;~., capacity · ........ a~,~ ~v;~,; ....a c,,, .... demand for ~a!ysis. Revised 2000 2002 11-25 ....... W% ..... ~, ............. ~ FWCP - Chapter Two, Land Use Neighborhood Business areas are intended to provide convenient goods (e.g., groceries and hardware) and services (e.g., dry cleaners, dentist, bank) at a pedestrian and neighborhood scale close to adjacent residential uses. Developments combining residential and commercial uses provide a convenient living environment within these nodes. In the future, attention should be given to design features that enhance the appearance or function of these areas. Improvements may include sidewalks, open space and street trees, and parking either on street or oriented away from the street edge. The function of neighborhood business areas can also be enhanced by safe pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connections to surrounding neighborhoods. The ~d~_~-addre,;s~e~t, or intensificatiors~may occur in the future depending on population growth. Future neighborhood business locations should be carefully chosen and sized to meet the needs of adjacent residential areas. Goal LUG7 Provide neighborhood and community scale retail centers for the City's neighborhoods. Policies LUP4 ! LUP40 Integrate retail developments into surrounding neighborhoods through attention to quality design and function. LUP42 LUP41 Encourage pedestrian and bicycle access to neighborhood shopping and services. LUP42 Encourage neighborhood retail and personal services to locate at appropriate locations where local economic demand and design solutions demonstrate compatibility with the neighborhood. LUP~q LUP43 Retail and personal services should be encouraged to group together within planned centers to allow for ease of pedestrian movement. LUP'!5 LUP44 Neighborhood Business centers should consist of neighborhood scale retail and personal services. Revised2~02002 l:J~g46 LUP45 Encourage mixed residential and commercial development in Neighborhood Business designations where compatibility with nearby uses can be demonstrated. EXHIBIT J 11-26 Fcdcml Way Ccmprchcnslvc Rian FWCP - Chapter Two, Land Use I:JgP-4g LUP46 Neighborhood Business areas should be served by transit. I:JgP-48 LUP47 The City shall limit new commercial development to existing commercial areas to protect residential areas. Commercial Recreation The Commercial Recreation designation acknowledges the unique recreational opportunity associated with the Enchanted .Park property: Enchanted Park is an indoor/ outdoor amusement facility most noted for its water park. A preannexation concomitant development agreement has established the comprehensive plan designation and zoning (Office Park-4) particular to Enchanted Park. Office Federal Way is well known for its quality office parks. Developments within the East and West Campus areas embody good design and are representative of desired future office park development. Office park development in West Campus is complemented by the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters in East Campus. Together, office and corporate park development will provide new job opportunities within the community. Professional Office The Professional Office designation is intended to allow for well-designed small-scale office development compatible to adjacent residential neighborhoods. Office Park The Office Park designation emphasizes high quality office development that allows for a mix of office and compatible manufacturing type activities. This classification also permits a limited amount of retail support services, along with the current mix of office and light manufacturing uses. Corporate Park The Corporate Park designation applies to u~,, .j ..... .... h..~ov, ............ v. vv*.'*"~., ...**ho Weyerhaeuser Corporate Campus, generally located east of Interstate Highway 5. The property is a unique site, both in terms of its development capacity and natural features. Campus. TSe Corporate Park designation; !, 2, & 3 zoning. Office Park designations with OP-1, 2, and 3 zoning and some Revised .... 2002 11-27 Fi L .!  (253) 661-4000 ~ 33530 1 ST WAY SOUTH FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003-6210 December 21, 1999 VIA Fax (253)593-5625 Ms. Carolyn Lake Williams, Kastner & Gibbs 1145 Broadway Plaz~a, Suite #1000 Tacoma, WA 98402 Re: Cartland Property Located at 30459 Military Road South, Federal Way - File No. UP199-0028, Plumbing Service Contractor, King County Tax Parcel 092104-9100 Dear Ms. Lake: The city has completed an administrative review of your Use Process I application and letters dated November 29, 1999 and December 10, 1999, requesting approval of a plumbing service contractor business at the above referenced site. In summary, the proposed plumbing service contractor business use would be considered a legal nonconforming use of the subject property since the site has previously been lawfully used as a contractor yard as discussed below. This Use Process I decision is supported by the following information. The subject property is zoned RS 7.2 (Single Family Residential), and was previously occupied by Cartland Alarm, which included a dispatch operation and electrical contractor staging yard. The Cartland Alarm use was considered a legal nonconforming use, since the use was legally existing prior to incorporation of the City of Federal Way in February 1990. Further, on October 21, 1999, the city approved a Process I application to operate a towing yard at the subject site, based on the findings contained in the Process I decision for file UP 199-0021. The proposal for a plumbing contractor business does not exceed the change of use criteria contained in "Federal Way City Code" (FWCC) Section 22-1, as described in YOUr November 29, 1999 and December 10, 1999, correspondence. Therefore, this approval is for a' plumbing service contractor whose work is primarily conducted off-site and further described as follows: the business includes approximately 15 employees of which five would be on-site office staff and the remaining ten would be field workers; the business includes approximately ten commercial vehicles and parking for the 15 employees; the business includes outdoor storage of plumbing supplies of a temporary and incidental nature; hours of operation are 6:30a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Saturday. EXHIBIT' Ms. Carolyn Lake December 21, 1999 Page 2 The decision may be appealed in the form of a letter delivered to the Department of Community Development Services (33530 First Way South, Federal Way, WA, 98003) by January 7, 2000, by any person who receives a copy of this decision, or by anyone who is aggrieved by this decision. The effective date of this decision is December 24, 1999. An appeal letter must contain a clear reference to the matter being appealed and a statement of the factual findings and conclusions of the Director of Community Development Services disputed by the person filing the appeal~ox~&mm~'m~-tu~Je~ge~appe2,.1 fee, ,~ny~dditional requirements of FWCC Section 22- 356 must also be followed. This decision does not waive compliance with federal, state, and City of Federal Way codes, policies, and standards relating to this development. Please be advised that oPport.unity for future expansion and/or modification of the nonconforming use and site improvements is limited under FWCC Article IV due to the residential zoning. In addition there may be code upgrades required based on the "Uniform Building Code" as a result of any tenant improvement work. A city business registration must be obtained prior to using the site by a plumbing service contractor. If you have any questions regarding this decision, please contact Jim Harris, Senior Planner, at (253) 661-4019. · Sincerel~ ~ Director of Community Development Services Exhibits: 1. November 29, 1999,Williams, Kastner & Gibbs Letter to Stephen Clifton, City of Federal Way 2. December 10, 1999,Williams, Kastner & Gibbs Letter to Stephen Clifton, City of Federal Way ¢: Jim Harris, Senior Planner Vilma Taylor, 30432 Military Road South, Federal Way, WA 98003 Marilyn Powers, 30425 Military Road South,.Federal Way, WA 98003 Robert Robinson, 305 ! ! Military Road South, Federal Way, WA 98003 L:~PRMSYS~)OCUMENT~UIc' 19~_00 28LRESPNSE.DOC EXHIBIT. § 22-864 EXHiBiT i~ ..... 22-228 § 22-754 EXHIBIT (Revised 7/01 ) 22-162 Federal Way City Code § 22-754 EX H I B IT.~----J-~~ 0 so,edS ~u~ed poa!nb~I jo ~q2~aH - 22-163 a, (Revised 2/02) EXHIBIT_ AVAA~V~ G31NVHON3 0 ~-~ ~zo ~ ~ c oO~ ~ ~ o. ~m~ '- ~ ~ o-- U ~ '-- ~ = ~~ ~ ~ '~ ~~ EXHIBIT i ~:~.. ~000 ~_ ~ ~OON m ~ o ~ m z CLERGET INDUSTRIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1515 S. 350th Street Federal Way, WA 98003 (253) 838-0632 December 4, 2002 Planning Commission Members, This letter addresses the staff report regarding Site Specific Requests #2 and #3. The staff comments r%ard,l~g the need for BP zoned land vs. BC zoned land in this area is based on a desire to promote certain type of jobs, but does not represent what has really occurred in this part of the City over the last 30 to 40 year period. Prior to the mid to late 1980's, the great majority of the land lying between S. 348a~ and S. 356th streets was zoned Light Industrial. The area remained virtually unchanged from the 1960's through the 1980's until the zoning was changed to General Commercial where the Campus Square/Costco project is now located. Very soon after the change the property was purchased and developed. The City then changed the zoning to the south of Campus Square along with the Truckstop and what is now Lowe's. Within three years of those changes both Lowe's (then Eagle) and Home Depot built their stores. Currently OPUS Development is working on a 26-acre development of the truckstop property and two adjacent parcels. The point is that except for the truckstop, the old ML zoning of King County (similar to our BP) produced no development to speak of between S. 348a~ and S. 356~ streets. When the zoning was changed development began ahnost immediately. The history of this area reflects what the real market for the land is. Based on this 'history, modi~ing the BP zone to accommodate some retail uses in the BP zone will in all likelihood result in the development of projects containing those uses. If that's the likely outcome, why not just zone it for retail in the first place instead of clinging to an idea which has not produced results, or why not zone it BC with some allowed BP uses - that would be more realistic. It is also interesting to note that the City had no apparent problem with taking 50+ acres of BP land out of circulation for a church to be developed at S. 336th and Highway 99, yet now we are concerned over less than 10 acres. That is not only inconsistent, but appears to be extremely arbitrary. We request that you consider this information along with our letter (Exhibit Q) contained in your packets from staff, as you deliberate these land use issues. Rob Rueber CLERGET INDUSTRIES LP RR/jht ch- 0 0 'S 'A~,H OL.-IlOYd '$ '3~¥ EXHIBIT 21 CHANGES TO CHAPTER THREE, TRANSPORTATION _L EXHIBIT 22 CHANGES TO CHAPTER FOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT :.,~.., w.,. r ..... ~.~..;,,~ D,~. FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development Summary of Achievements Although the City of Federal Way's economic development efforts are relatively new, several important accomplishments in formulating the City's economic development strategy have already been accomplished. The City of Federal Way/Federal Way Chamber Economic Development Committee meets monthly to discuss and develop economic development strategies and maintain a close and cooperative working relationship. The CitY ha~ d6~16P6d C~l~b3ati6h Park Which, in additibn ~6 the recFeati0nal amenities for City .residents, includes tournament,quality soccer and softball facilities thaf~attr~ietP[ayers and~t0i~rnamen~s from throughofi~ the 'Pacific Northwest, thereby: COhtributing substantial economic activity to Federal Way through expenditures for lodgingi' shopping, dining, and other services. · In 2001 the City officially incorporated an Economic Development Division xvithin the Community Development Services Department and hired a Director. With increasing lodging tax revenues, the City of Federal Way Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has expanded its work plan to include more direct efforts to stimulate tourism and visitorship to the City.. The City has co-founded and co-manages the South King County Technology Alliance, a working committee of various municipal entities and businesses within South King County dedicated to fostering further development of the technology sector within South King County. The Ci.ty has embarked on a concerted effort, led by senior management, to improve permit processes and reduce regulatory hurdles to development. In 2001, the City worked collaboratively ~vith the Federal Way Chamber and other stakeholders to raise the thresholds that trigger right-of-way improvements associated with redevelopment, remodeling, and reuse of existing buildings. In 2002, the City has embarked upon a permit-process improvement effort that includes a public stakeholder advisory committee and study of best practices from around the region, and is intended to place Federal Way at the forefront of regional municipalities in regulating land use and construction effectively and efficiently. 4-.1- 4.2 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION FOR FEDERAL WAY The vision for economic development in Federal Way ;o a focused ...... ;~' Revised ~ 2002 iV-16 Fedora! Way Comprchenc!vc P!an FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development Garden, high-rise, and mid-rise office space, and modern light-industrial buildings increase rapidly in areas with land assembled for business parks and in redeveloped retail areas. · Office development is integrated with retail, residential, and business parks. · Federal Way attracts more corporate regional headquarters and regional offices. · ~v...~.(2~'o"~--'~v~, Smaller, older, outdated offices structures are replaced with newer uses· · Integrated, campus-like high amenity areas are encouraged for corporate headquarters and modern research/development of high technology uses east of I-5. · Development of technical and research space increases in East Campus. · FederalWayatt~6ts~fehigh~h fi~sand firms ~h6Sebfi~ifi~§Si~F~la~ed to _h_igh-tech industries. Business Parks (Li.qht Industrial) Development High amenity,_.~,.~:"~ qua!;.ty bus~ness parks accelerate capture of t~e Southwest around-.,.,a,~,~t~ ~.,~ · Business parks contain a mix of uses in and among t~uildings as dictated by the market for high quality space. One owner,...;-*.~,. .... ..~.,*'~ campus ...~"t"~ high amenity areas ..~-~ encouraged uses east of I...5. it The Cky of Federal Way works with other agencies to provide ser.'ices for ~,4 .... ,; .... ~ training, as .... " ..... ;~ ............ ~ ~,h,. remedial v. ogr ..... c^, the underemployed and the gnemp!oyed. ............ , .The C~t¥ should explore potential changes to the Business Park zoning designation to meet chan~ing marke~ conditions and m~k¢ the development o£ Business Park-zoned land more economically viable, Revised 2IX)O 2002 IV-20 Fcdcm! W3y Comprchc,",$!';c P!3,", FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development Residential Areas · High quality residential areas are important for attracting and retaining businesses. a- Federal Way'";u .... · A range of housing types, densities, and prices allow the broad spectrum of employees to live near their work and recreation. · The City of Federal Way encourages integration of high density housing with retail and other uses, especially along SR-99 and in the City Center. Institutional, Cultural, and Recreational Development The City of Federal Way will continue to work closely with existing institutional entities (such as St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way School District, King County LibraDf, etc.) as important components of a full-service local economy. Federal Way's reputation as an important center for amateur sports competition and participation grows stronger, leading to potentially new facilities and venues, as well as increased visitorship and visitor spending in the local economy. Federal Way's cultural assets increase in both scope and number, gaining greater patronage and attracting visitors from beyond the City limits. New cultural establishments are developed in Federal Way, such as museums, exhibitions, and performance venues. Likewise, new cultural events become established in Federal Way, such as music festivals, art shows/festivals, etc. Stimulat~ quality development of region-~'erving institutional and technical facilities. · Existing recreational amusement facilities continue to develop as regional tourist attractions. The City of Federal Way create~ working partnerships With institutions Of higher education~in order to encourage and support their expansion and further integration within the. Federal Way economy, as well as to identi .fy and exploit increasing opportunities for economic development. 4.3 FORECAST OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FEDERAL WAY The growth forecasts used in this chapter are derived from the 2000 Market Analysis and 2002 City Center Market Analysis, prepared by ECONorthwest, while tho other chapters ~fth;o ,,1~,, are based on the PSRC regional forecasting model. T~e PSRC uses an Revised 20~ ~002 IV-21 F~era! Way Comprchons!vc P!a,", FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development Human Resource Programs In addition to the economic development strategies discussed in the previous section, human resource devel6~efi~ programs are another general way whereby cities can ~ ~rg,~;~;~ a~ ,support economic development. These programs are often not included as part of an economic development program because they focus on assisting people-¢~: the hQ~h ~ fo~ bd~i~s~ However, improving and remediating human resources is an important long run approach. The previous fo~? general approaches to economic development strategies try to raise revenues, reduce costs, or reduce risks for business location, facility investment decisions, and operating decisions of businesses. Human resource programs make a community attractive to new and existing businesses by improving the local labor force. Components of a human resources program may include: 1) providing temporary support for underemployed workers, unemployed workers, and their families; 2) providing job training and retraining to improve an individual's ability to enter or remain in the work force; 3) creating referral and other programs that allow labor resources to become more mobile and to respond to information about job openings; and, 4) by providing social service programs that meet the needs of community residents who are temporarily not able to participate in the economy. In many instances a, City's human'resources program addresses some, if not ali, of these human.resource development obiectives. instkut[ons to deliver tSese programs, with a focus on helF[ng res[dents '::~O are underem oyed-"~ .... Economic Development Strategy For Federal Way As with many cities, Federal Way will have limited funds with which to pursue its economic development goals. The City will have to use its resources in a focused and prioritized manner to have a positive impact on the local economic base. Table IV 2 IV-5 summarizes how Federal Way will implement an appropriate economic development strategy. recommended ,.^n.; ...... ,,o .... h, o;ao,, ~.;~.,oa methods *^ stimulate ;.a.,o,.;.~ and Revised 2~%300,2002 IV-28 F ......... j .....~, ................FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development EDP13 EDP15 The City will continue to utilize design guidelines to enhance the urban environment to retain and attract businesses and residents. EDP14 EDP16 The City will adopt streamlined permitting processes consistent with state and federal regulations to reduce the upfront costs of locating businesses in the City. EDP!5 EDP17 EDP16 EDP18 The City will de;'e!ep an continue to pursue aggressive public safety programs designed to protect residents: and businesses: and their investments. The City will encourage strong public and private leadership to solicit community support for internal and external funding assistance. EDP? EDP19 EDP!8 EDP20 The City will periodically monitor local and regional trends to be able to adjust plans, policies, and programs. The City will actively work with representative groups of business and property owners, including the Federal Way Chamber and other local business associations, to enhance citywide and subarea improvements and planning. EDP19 EDP21 The City, in conjunction with the local business community, will actively pursue ties to Pacific Rim nations and businesses to stimulate related business activity. EDP20 EDP2! EDP22 The City recognizes the importance of cultural and recreational activity to its economy and through the Arts Commission and Parks Department will pursue joint ventures with private groups and individuals in developing cultural and recreational opportunities. EDP22 EDP23 The City will encourage the expansion of existing and development of new multi-purpose facilities to host cultural and recreational activities in order to increase the number of visitors to Federal Way and resultant visitor spending. EDP24 The City will continue to market the community for, and encourage development of, businesses in the high-tech sector. This effort will include exploration of regulatory and/or financial incentives to attract high~tech businesses and collaboration with regional communitiesi ]o.c.a/..[n,.sfi_t3.1Lir_).!~s.pf !~.i~zl!gr. e_d.uq.~Lti.on t(~.pr~potg..l'~ederal ~:'ay _~!n_d Sou/.]~ K_'jpg County. Revised 2999 ~002 IV-33 Fedora! Wa:,' ~.Comprohons!vc Pla~ FWCP - Chapter Four, Economic Development EDP25 The ~ity of Federal Way will stri~e to create working partnerships ~ith institutions of higher education in order to encourage and support their expansion and further integration within the Federal :Way economy, as well as to identi .fy and exploit increasing opportunities for'economic development. EDP26 The City will consider Opportunities t° partner with local human'se~ice organizations to assist in providing human'resouriSes development programs for unemployed or under-employed workers. The foregoing policies will assist the City of Federal Way to pursue an accelerated transformation toward the community's vision of its future. Table !V-3 IV-6 describes the four major employment, economic activity areas of the City that will receive the bulk of future commercial and industrial development. The table summarizes the characteristics, location, and planning process required as well as the major transformation required. The major public and private actions required for each area are listed. The Land Use and City Center chapters of the Compre!:ensive Plan FWCP describe these four areas in more detail. Table IV 3 1V-6 describes the current ownership pattern and major activities where 'the City will act affirmatively to transform these areas so that an increased share of regional growth will be attracted to the City. In the areas of multiple ownership, control and implementation of the community's vision will require more explicit effort and resources from the City government. Both West and East Campus have, or will develop, their own high standards for quality of the new development. The type of development expected to occur in each of the four major economic zones sectors important to Federal Way's vision is related in Table ??4 IV-7. Also related in the table are who the main competitors will be for each of these four areas. The land use policies and regulations for each area should accommodate and encourage these activities. These policies and regulations are discussed in the Land Use, City Center, and Transportation chapters of the Comprehensive Plan FWCP. ~' Revised 2000 2002 IV-34 EXHIBIT 23 POLICES PERTAINING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING (SHOWN AS HIGHLIGHTED) CHAPTER FIVE - HOUSING 5.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter was prepared in conjunction with the Land Use chapter oft!~is the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP). Together they provide a holistic view of how housing stock may be expanded and improved to meet the City's housing needs over the next 20 years. The emphasis of this chapter is on preserving the high quality of existing residential neighborhoods while improving housing opportunities for low-income families and persons with special housing needs. These housing needs were identified in a Housing Needs Assessment, which the City completed in the Fall of 1993, and are SUlnmarized in this chapter. The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that housing issues be addressed in both the Land Use and Housing chapters. To gain a full picture of how new housing will be provided in Federal Way, both chapters should be read. As a general rule, the Land Use chapter describes what densities ~vill be permitted in the various neighborhoods of the City and makes recommendations for how new residential neighborhoods should be designed so that they are a positive addition to the community. The Housing chapter focuses on the demand for new housing, the availability of a range of housing types and styles, and on the housing needs of low and moderate income families, special needs populations, and the homeless. 5.1 LEGAL CONTEXT Washington State Growth Management Act Tile GMA requi~es cities to, "...encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic segments of the population and to promote a variety of residential densities and housing types." It also encourages "preservatiou of existing housing stock." Tile Act GMA discourages conversion of undeveloped land, "...into sprawling, low-density developments." (RCW 36.70A.020, 1990 Supp.) Tile GMA requires that the Housing chapter include: · An inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs. · A statement of goals and policies for housing preservation, improvelnent, and development. F ......... ,, ..... ~, ....... s',ve, ,~ FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Identification of sufficient land area for the number of needed housing units, including government assisted housing, housing for low income families, mobile/manufactured housing, mu!tifami!y multiple family housing, and special needs housing. This defines the amount of land that the City must designate for housing in the Land Use chapter. A strategy and policy for meeting the housing needs of all economic segments of the community. Encouragement for innovative land use management techniques to enhance affordable housing opportunitieS; .including density bonuses, cluster housing, planned unit developments, and transfer of development rights. Affordable Housing Invenfory A 1993 legislative amendment requires that all cities and public agencies develop an inventory of public properties no longer needed for use and which may be available for affordable housing. The inventory is to identify individual property locations, size, and current zoning category. Public agencies include all school districts and the state departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, Social and Health Services, Corrections, and General Administration. The inventory is provided to the Washington r~,-~ ...... , ~.r~ ........ ;*" Trade, ~,.a ~ ....... ;~ r~ .... ~ ....... * Office of Communit~ Development (CTED OCD) and is to be updated annually by November l. The inventory is available from CTED OCD upon ~vritten request (RCW 35.21.687). Accessory Dwelling Units The City is required by the state Housing Act of 1993 to include provisions for accessory honsing. To allow local flexibility, the provisions are subject to such regulations, conditious, and limitations as determined by the City Council (RCW A.63.230). Consistent with the adoption of this Comprehe::si;'e Plan the FWCP in 1995, the City prepared and adopted accessory dwelling unit provisions consistent with the state's mandate. Multi-County Policies In response to the GMA, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) adopted regional housing policies. These policies promote fair housing access to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, family status, source of income, or disability. Policies seek to strengthen interjurisdictional efforts for fair distribution of low and moderate income, and special needs housing. PSRC policies seek to provide a diversity of housing types to meet the needs of all economic segments of the population. Jurisdictions should promote cooperative efforts to ensure that an adequate supply of housing is available throughout the region. Each jurisdiction should work at preserving existing affordable housing stock and providing Revised 2000 2002 V-2 ......... 3yGemp4 ......s~ ..... ~ FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing access to public transit for the residents in such housing. Policies promote development of institutional and financial mechanisms to provide housing near community centers. They also encourage consideration of the economic impact of regulations and development of regulations that do not burden the cost of housing development and maintenance. Countywide Policies In 1994, King COunty ad0Pted Countywide Planning PoliCieS (CWPPs) for affordable housing that Promote a "ratiOilal and equitable'' distributiog of affordab!e housing:The P°liCies establiSh ,:u..uc~ i,:.fi h,m,ing tafget~ that eaCl~ city §hOUld abcommodaie arid SPeCific targets for housing affordable t6 fi~uSeholds earning less thafi 80 percent Of the County's median familY income: Local aCtiOns to encourage develOpment of affordable housing maY include, but ar~ not limited to, Providing sUffi~ient land z0ned for higher housing densities, revision of development Standards and permitting procedures, reviewing codes for redundancies and inconsistencies, and providing OpPortunities for a range of housing types, Additionally, all jurisdictions should participate in a cooperative, countywide effort to address current low income housing needs. Initially, this effort will include identifying a countywide funding source and countywide programs to address housing needs that cross jurisdictional boundaries and benefit from countywide application. Other countywide housing policies require jurisdictions to evaluate existing subsidized and low cost housing resources, and identify such housing that may be lost due to redevelopment, deteriorating housing conditions, or public policies or actions. Jnrisdictions should develop strategies to preserve existing low-income housing and provide relocation assistance to households that may be displaced due to public action. For jurisdictions such as Federal Way, which have elected to have an urban center, the c,~.,,:, ..... ,, .~;a~ ~-,~,..,,,,~ ..... ; .... v~,.~.~o~;';~° CWPPs provide that the center be planned to accommodate a minimnm of 15 dwelling units per acre. All jurisdictious should monitor and report on various aspects of residential development within their communities. They should define annual targets for housing development and preservation, and track progress in achieving countywide and local goals for housing all economic segments of the population. The county's Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) is charged with determining whether development of housing for all economic segments of the population is satisfying housing:needs. If new housing falls short of meeting the count~ide need for housing, and particularly affordable housing, the GMPC may recommend additional actions. Implications for the Housing Chapter In summary, based upon the foregoing laws and policies, Federal Way~s Housing chapter should include an invento~ of existing housing stock; ideo~ify housing needs, and:set minimum housing targets for each economic segment of the population~ Provide for sufficient, apPropriately zoned land to meet these needs; and identify appropriate goals, Revised 24;)80 2002 V-3 Federal Way Co,mpre~,sivc Pm FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing policies, and strategies for achieving thesehousing targets. Tools for achieving these goals may include amendments to the zoning chapter cede of:theFederal Way C~ty Code (FWCC) to encourage amore diversified housing stock, promote imaginativ, e design, and encourage development of affordable housing. Strategies may also include provisions for interjurisdictional efforts to provide and finance aftbrdable housing. The primary objective should be to create residential neighborhoods which are of high quality, provide social and community support and meet the needs of all segments of society. 5.2 HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT Existing Conditions Introduction Federal Way has grown rapidly in the past. The area doubled in population during the 1960s and again in the 1980s. Since its incorporation in 1990, the City has grown by 44 23 percent. Based on PSRC forecasts,~,[~,~Ft~ /-h~...~ t,~,,,, ..... v.c*h...~ ..... ~..--.~,* ..... when the inventory of vacant land is consumed, growth will slow down considerably. 1 ......... 1 I ...... hr, lAo ,~ ........ F4-1 .....f ;,'~ I?,~A,~,-.M-- .,xx/a" that:; -. ....... ~, .... prices. The October ~ooo ................................ r, ..... ~ ......... ~ ......price (~e~ ~ compared*~ $~e<,~°° h~ ...... , $~vo, ,..~,,,~o~;-~. n~,~. homer,~r;ces ~,.a .... ,~ k .... ; ........ a c~,~. that !8 percent of homeowners ~'-~ 3~ ....... , ~c .... *~"~ · an 30 percent of their household [nco:ne for housin~ The October !999 d?,m:c//.f~(e;'dab/e Hot:sing ~z://eti.", repo~s that in Spring !999, the average.~,..* c~.~. ~ ,...~ .... bedroom/one ~"'~._. apamnent was ~.~a~ ~....;- .~a~-~ ~ ~. ~. Way, Sa~ .~ in Although l~ouseholds are generally more affluent iii Federal Way than in nearby_ communities, home prices are fairly even throughout South King County. The King County Office of Regional Policy and Planning reports that in the first three quarters of 2001, the average single-family house price iii Federal Way was $213,060, ~ompared to $222,580 in Kent, $216,549 in Auburn, and $207,30_2 in Des Moines. The Seattle-Everett Real Estate Research Report reports that in the Fall of 2001, the median rent for a two-bedroom/one-bath apartment was $703 in Federal Way, $714 in Kent, $676 in Auburn, and $689 in Des Moines. In comparison, the median rent_for a two~- Revised ~800 2002 V4 Fcdem! Way Ccmprchc~';e Pl=n FWCC - Chapter Five. Housing 30000. 25000- 20000. 15000- 10000. 5000- O- bedroom/one-bath apartment was $1,400 in Seatt!e, $1,182 in Bellevue, $886 in Redmond ($986), and $977 in Issaquah. This demonstrates that South King Coun ,ty has more affordable rental housing available than the rest of the county. Population The t ooo CiO, of Federal W¢' t-r ..... e .... ;o~o r~ .....t,~,,o;,,o m,~, o+~,~o 2000 Census shows that compared to King CounW, Federal Way had a larger percentage of children under 17 years old in !990 (~ 28 percent compared to ~ 2~ percent in the CounW). The .... · ........,.~,i~..r ~h:~,, and youth under 17 Federal Way wi!! continue to have a than K~ng Count'. On the other hand, only ~ eight percent of the Federal Way population was 65 or older in ! 990 2000, compared to -1-t- 1_9_0 percent in King County. However, it is expected that the number of elderly will increase in Federal Way due to the natural aging of the population, seniors tending to relocate to Federal Way in search of affordable housing, and the large number of senior housing units being built in Federal Way. Senior citizens require such services as home delivered meals, respite care services, recreation services, in-home care, congregate and nursing care facilities, and transportation. Figure V-1 describes the !990 2000 distribution of Federal Way's population. Under 19-29 30-54 55-64 65-74 Over 75 18 Source: 1990 Census 30000, 25000, 20000, 15000, 10000, 5000, 0 Figure V-1 Federal Way Age Distribution by Population in 2000 Under 20-34 20 35-54 55-64 65-74 Over 75 Source: 2000 Census Household Income Understanding the distribution of Federal Way's household income is also critical in planning for future housing needs. The King County Benchmark Program defines income groups as follows: Extremely Low Income: Very Low Income: Low Income: Median Income: Upper Income: 30% of county median income 31-50% of county median income 51-80% of county median income 100% of county median income 120% of county median income Revised ~ 2002 V-5 Fcdc,m! Wcy Ccmprchcncive Plcn FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing King County's 1999 median income for all households was,.w,vvv¢~'~ ~an $53,157: .-A breakdown of Federal Way's income groups ;o net available, compared to Federal Way's median income of $49,278. More specifically, the !999 King Count' Annua! Income Levels 2000 H.U.D. Income Levels by Household Size for various income groups are shown by household size in Table V-1. While Federal Way households are generally more affluent than elsewhere in South King County, about 1,390 households in the City of Federal Way are currently receiving housing assistance from the King County Housing Authority, or living in subsidized private housing. (1) .'~..e !999 Ci~:' of Fedora! Way Human Serv!se: Comprehensive PD-n defines an :ffordah!e housing oppn~'.:'ni~' ~ rent: afforflah!e to ~'~ r ..... ,~1o ~. affcrflah!e monthly payment is fl:fined ac: housing :o£t¥a;.'mont that is nc a thre~ person household was $2~,t50 in !999. At this inccm:, th= fmmi!y ccu~d afford $79d in rent. monthly i~ccm~. ~is Dave: 5% cf income for tax~: '~ inclar~c~. (6) .~ :ffcrdaMe home price is apprcximate!y three tim~s the :nnua! hcusehclfi income..Am 80% cf median income for: t~ree ~=rson Revised 2~%00 200~2 V-6 I:edcm! Way Ccmprehens!ve P!a,", FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Table V-1 2000 H.U.D. Income Levels by Household Size #Persons per Household 1 2_ 2.5* 3_ 4 Extremely Low Income (30% of median) $13,800 $15,800 $16,775 $17,750 $19,750 Affordable HSG Payment*** $288 $329 $349 $370 $411 Affordable Rent $345 $395 $419 $444 $494 Affordable House Prices**** $44,400 $50,800 $53,900 $57,100 $63,500 Very Low Incomc'(SO~co'f-median) ~ $23,050 $26,300 $27,950 $29,600 $32,500 Affordable HSG Payment $480 $548 $582 $617 $685 Affordable Rent $576 $688 $699 $740 $823 Affordable House Prices $74,100 $84,500 $89,000 $95,200 $105,800 Low Income (80% of median~ ** $35,150 $40,150 .$42,675 $45,200 $50,200 Affordable HSG Payment $732 $836 $889 $942 $1,046 Affordable Rent $879 $1,004 $1,067 $1,130 $1,255 Affordable House Prices $113,00 $129,100 $137,200 $145,300 $161,400 Median Income (100% &median) $46,000 $52,600 $55,900 $59,200 $65,800 Affordable HSG Payment $960 $1,096 $1,165 $1,233 $1,371 Affordable Rent $1,153 $1,315 $1,398 $1:480 $1,645 Affordable House Prices $148,200 $169,100 $179,700 $190,300 $211,500 Upper Income (120% of Median) $55,320 $63,120 $67,080 $71,040 $78,960 Affordable HSG Payment $1,153 $1,315 $1,398 $1,480 $1,645 Affordable Rent $1,383 $1,578 $1,677 $1,776 $1,974 Affordable House Prices $177,800 $202,900 $215,600 $228,400 $253,800 Source: The 2001 King County Benchmark Report published by the King County Office of Regional Policy and Planning. Notes: *Since the average KC Household is about 2.4 persons, this column approximates the median for ali households in the county. **Because of the way HUD calculates this income level, it is actually 76% of the Median Income rather than 80%, although it is called LB0. ***An affordable housing payment is 25% of monthly income. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly income. ****The affordable home price is based on a 30 year fixed mortgage at 7.25% interest with 5% down. 1) The 1999 City of Federal Way Human Services Comprehensive Plan defines an affordable housing opportunity as rents affordable to households earning less than 50% of median income. 2) For rentals, an affordable monthly payment is defined as a housing cosffpayment that is no more than 30% ora household's monthly income. This does not include a deduction for utilities; it assumes that the entire payment goes toward the rent. Example: 50% of median income for a three-person household was $29,600 in 2000. At this income, the family could afford $740 in rent. 3) The 1999 City of Federal Way Human Services Comprehensive Plan defines an affordable ownership opportunity as prices affordable to households earning less than 80% of median income. 4) For homeownership, an affordable monthly payment is defined as a housing cost/payment that is no more than 25% of a household's monthly income. This leaves 5% of income for taxes and insurance. 5) An affordable home price is approximately three times the annual household income. An 80% of median income for a three- person household was $45,200 in 2000. At this income, the family could afford to purchase a home costing no more than $145,300. Revised 2000 2002 V-7 F-cd ....... , .....~, ................FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Employment During the 1980s, Federal Way's employment base grew faster than any other suburban area of King County. This growth was primarily in retail and service jobs and by 1994, more than one-third of Federal Way's employment base was in retail sales, followed closely by service employment. The 1999 Central Puget Sound Regional Economic Report Employment Pattern and Trends, 1995-1998 reports that in Federal Way, jobs covered by Social Security grew from 23,800 in 1995 to 27,820 in 1998, an increase of 17 percent. This study also reports that there were less than 400 high technology jobs in 1998. However, between 1995 and 1998, retail sector jobs increased from 6,650 to 7,710, a 16 percent increase ~.a sev.'icejobs; ....... a t.., ,A percent Cr~.m Q '~An *^ o,~n But between 1998 and 2000, retail jobs increased only by six percent while all covered employment increased by 13 percent from 27,820 to 31,315. Jobs in retail sales and service employment typically pay low wages and as a result, these workers have difficulty finding housing they can afford despite working full time jobs. Accordingly, there may be an imbalance between jobs available in Federal Way and the earnings needed to afford local housing. Ironically, this may result in employees working in the City commuting from other communities where cheaper housing is available and higher wage earners who live in Federal Way commuting to other cities for higher paying jobs. To illustrate some of these points, Table V-2 provides examples of !999 2001 Housing Prices in King County, the income required to purchase these houses, and examples of typical occupations with required earning power. Even though these examples are not specific to Federal Way, they demonstrate it would be difficult for an employee in the service or retail sector to purchase an average priced home in Federal Way.--As-repo~t~l .... · r- ,.,. ~ .. ~ ~,cr~ ~';~ ~ousing £~!le!in, According to the in *['~ October 1999 King voU,.v'..n..u-l...,.,~, dav,~ King County Office of Regional Policy and Planning, the average price for a Federal Way home was approximately,..w, ~' Q~ a~:~.~ $213,060 in the ~,o,...~. q,,...o.....~. ,.c~.....~°°° first three quarters of 2001). During this same period, the median single-family house price in 'Federal Way was $165,999 $188,000. In the more extreme cases, these individuals and families may need some type of government subsidy to access even rental housing. If these employment trends continue, the City may be under increased pressure to provide housing assistance to those employed locally in low wage jobs. Table V 2 !999 Hcusi.".g Process in ~ ..... o .... -' ..... ,0 T.,.;..~ n ...... ,; ......;,h u .... ;.oa ~:...;.. ~ $230,099 Median Priced $7!,740 Income Required , e,,. ,;~; ......... ~.~w. tea~ ~nm ~.a , c,,. *;~ 8~*~;.~ ~, ...... ~ .....t~ Home after !0% dawn or ! fu!! time aerospace engineer, ~mput:r programmer, ar :ducationa! administrator ($70,000 $7~,000) ~-~., ,ann ......... a ....... = .................. ~;.~a ~,~OO Income Required Im,, ,:~ ~sistant hank manager ($q3,999) and ' full time punic hea~t~ nurse ~a~,~ .~,~, ......................................... = ..... , ................................ ~ .................... , ..... 00) e~. ~ ~ .~a .... ~, h~,~, ,.;, or ! full time grcceU' clerk t~ nam ~.a ~ pm~ time child c~e worker ;~o an ~rce: The n~,~ !999 dnxua!.~5~rd~b& ~"~;-~ m..~,; .... m;~h~a ~., ,.~ ~;.. o ....... ~m~ ~eV~g;~.~ o~u%, ~.a P!~nning c~,~.; ....... ,;~,~a ~a ........... far onto' *~ ~;a ............... ~ .... ,~ ....;o~ specified. Revised ~ 2002 V~ .......... ~ ..... ~ .............. :'4 FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing _Table V-~ Affordable Ho,_,s!n _for Va,'ious Income Segment_~ 200~ Ho"¢in~ IF'fl-eCS in ~ l__n_¢O~_e _l~_eq,_,!rements _for _T_ yp!ea! O~.t.,.p~tia_n_S with l~e~,Aireat [;~rning _Power COunty ~ ltn,,~inc, Type 1 fifil time Fnolich nrnfe¢qnr {~{ qflO~ nr I fifil4ime reoiqtered Attached Tow~home ~r 5% dawn ($53.~nn) Or 1 fi,Il-time lfl~P~ mall cagier ($~v,nnn) and 1 half-tim~ m~dic, al records technician ($!4,100} $!95.oo0 Home .......... '-' $1 q.700n) nr 1 fi,Il-time machiqist (San.300) ..a ~ halgtime lihra~ tachni~ ~r 5% down ($1 $264.000 Medicq Prin. d Hame ~500 I ..... "oqui.ed ~tva-nhm nri fi,ll.ti~o minrnhi~ln~]ctYt4R~0nl nnd I fi,Il-time t .... I agent 1 ~!~-time h,~m~n r~qnurn~c mnnno~r ~fiO ~fl~ ~Dd } ~fll-{i~O retail eniac ~q9 00O lnnnm~ Rennir~d - ~ - -- '- ' $399.000 Ave.age Priced Home ..... '-- - worker ($9q.300) nr I fi,Il.time rnn~tr,,ction manager ($6a.onn) 9nd 1 fi,li- ng39 Averug~ r~nt ~onth average ~ ~nn income rem,ired 1 fi,U-time ndminictrntive n~ci~tnnt ($33,800) nr corrections omccc rent far u 9 hedrnom/I hath licit ........ ' - - Or 1 fi,Il-time reqtnl,rnnt ennk ($~4.600) and 1 half-time ruqhier ($10300) ~ November ?f)(ll Anm,.~l Ho.sing_4fO,'dr'b!e R,,ll.,!i,. pub!isbed by the k'ing County Office ne l~egional Palicy and Planning Salaries are estimated hn~od o_n average¢ far on_try to mid-career eam,'r% t, nle~c ntherwice specified. Housing Inventory For the most part, the housing stock in Federal Way is in good condition. A majmity of ..................... City existing housing was oma aztcr ~ou anu ovu~ /u percent rater t~/u. The has very little concentration of substandard housing typically found in older urban areas. However, houses in poor condition do exist in isolated cases around the City and in small pockets. As depicted in Figure V-2 presently, 5-3 5_0 percent of Federal Way's housing stock is constructed as single-family homes. The remaining supply is comprised co_mpnsed of~-2 45 percent multiple-family units and four fiw percent mobile homes, aim approximately OI1~3 pulcunt ufotllu~ types ufhuusing. ~edcra! Way's He, using Stock Multiple Family 42% Multiple Single- Family 45% 53% Single- 50% Other Mobile Types Homes 1% 4% 'Homes 5% Revised ~ 2002 V-9 Fcdcm! Wcy Comprehensive P!cn FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing The 1999 City of Federal l'Yay Human Services Comprehensive Plan reports that several programs exist to assist individuals with housing costs to help them with maintenance of existing housing. The most common subsidies include reduced cost units for rent, vouchers or certificates to assist with tenant-located housing, grants to help with down payments, reduced interest rate loans, and cash supplements for utilities or home maintenance. Another resource is public housing. The King County Housing Authority owns 443 units of public housing in Federal Way. In addition, Section 8 certificates provide subsidy of the rental cost of privately owned housing. Within King County, outside of Seattle, almost 80 81 percent of Section 8 certificates are used in South King County, where housing is more affordable. In ~ December 2001,606 961 (16 percent of total administered by the King County Housing. Authority) Section 8 certificates and/or vouchers were being used in Federal Way. There are presently seven organizations that offer emergency shelter and transitional housing to residents of Federal Way. The 1999-2000 Seattle-King County Homeless Response Report states that there are approximately 148 emergency shelter beds and 157 transitional housing units in South King County. None of these organizations, by themselves, have the capacity to adequately meet the demand for service. Even with close cooperation and coordination, they have had difficulty meeting the growing demand for services and providing case management for clients. Another important way to provide affordable housing is to prevent the existing affordable housing stock from being redeveloped or deteriorating to the point that it is no longer useable. Although the City can generate maps of property with high redevelopment potential, there is no data that specifically describes how much property is actually redeveloped and how many affordable housing units are actually lost. To address these situations, the Count~;"~de policies CWPPs promote development of strategies to preserve existing low-income housing. Toward that end, Federal Way currently allocates approximately $275,000 per year in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to housing rehabilitation programs subject to funds availability. Future Housing Needs ~,~ ~,~, ...... ~ ~ Ao< ~,~ ~ ~:,<~ new h ..... h~l,-io '~n Federal Way by ,h~ 3'ear -m~ -~ W~t~ ~"~ Way by ~ ;" ?e!ationsh~p to the number ~r ..... h ..... h~o projected units. During their September 25, 2002,.~eeting, the GMPG.,adoptEd. ra;motion.to add targets for new households and. jobs fof'~~e period 2001 - 2~2. ,~S~"i~fgem'were~based on a methodology developed over a,~0-year peri'od by th0.~ngt'GqunW:Planmng Directors. The adopted 2001 -2022 'housifig.mrget for Federal WaY is 6,:1~88 neTM Revised 2000 2002 V-10 Chapter Five, Housing 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 ,k - Actual Housing Units +Projected Households The number of housing units always exceeds the number of households, and is dependent on vacancy rates. The Cuuntywldc plamdn~ polZic.~ cWPp~gg~'~..;that Federal Wac~".01an for an . . . '.~ .~ , ~'~ ~ · ; :~' ~.~.: .. - .. ~,:., '~.~'~ , .~'%' , .... ~'~ .. ad&t~onal ~,oo~ to .,~ ~ ~.'~'un~ts;'the~eqmvalentof20 percent of rojected net · · "~ ' :.".. :/' · ~' ~ %:'d (.:":, "" '," ".'~ ~ ~.'. ~'~ · · ~''''~'p ' · ): '. "' '"'; · household.'~o~h, that are affordabl~~oW~income famfims'~O~Ss th~50;p~rcent or me i ,) and t0.. .s qU v l .t.of: l of.. projected net.hoUsehold grO~h,' that ~re~ffotdable to low inborne'famili~s:(between 50 and 80 percent 'of median) by.the year 20 Housing is considered affordable when a family is spending not more than 30 percent of their monthly income if renting, and 25 percent if purchasing, or three times their annual income if purchasing a home. For a three-person very low-income family in Federal Way (see Table V-i), it means that the monthly rent excluding utilities must be less than $704 $7ao, or if they are buying a home; it must c6~t less than $847450 $05?00 at 1999 2fl~ prices. Ba~ed on a 1999 ~en~al ~mwy by Dup~ + Sco~, ih~ aw~age ~m fOl a two bedroom on~ bath apai tin,at in Federal Way wa~ 3614, The Reattle-Everett Real F. state ~Reqearch Report reports that in the Fall argO01, the median rent {'or a twn-heclroom/nne- bath ap_aOment Waq $703 in_ Federal Way, demonstrating that Federal Way has affordable rental opportunities. However, to build homes that are available for $-847450 $Oq?00 would require significant public subsidies. To ensure that new housing units are a positive addition to the community, the City adopted residential design guidelines in 1998 in order to encourage more variety in the types of units available and more innovative and aesthetically pleasing design. Requests for help by Federal Way residents for homeless shelters, transitional housing, and special needs housing exceed supply. Revised 2~%90~ .2002 V-11 .......... ~ ..... ,. ........... Plan FWCC. - Chapter Five, Housing In 1999, the Crisis Clinic Community Information line received 495 calls from Federal Way residents seeking emergency shelter and from 188 residents seeking permanent housing. The October 19, 1999, United Way of King County Health and Human Services Community Assessment reports that in 1989, less than 16 percent of people requesting emergency or transitional shelter in South King County were able to be sheltered due to lack of available space. The domestic abuse shelter provided 192 nights of shelter to domestic violence victims, and turned away many more woman and children due to lack of space. · There is a need for more supported living units (apartments and shared single- family homes) for the mentally ill. · In the fall of 1999, there were approximately 65 homeless children in the Federal Way School District. · There may presently be a need for 96 units of housing for persons with AIDS in southwest King County. Federal Way works with the King County Consortium and neighboring cities to implement effective housing goals and policies to meet future housing needs. A comprehensive strategy ensures that safe and suitable housing is available to residents of all income levels and special needs, as required by GMA. Housing Capacity As is described in the Land Use chapter, based on the most recent capacity analysis, there is a remaining capacity for ~ '~ ' r. -, .-,. 79 _5.,5_~8 new residential units,-including a ~nq 3.265 detached single-family homes, and up to 8r32-4 2,273 multiple-family units. In general terms, the primary component of the City's housing strategy is to promote in- fill while protecting the character and quality of its existing single-family residential neighborhoods. New detached units will be constructed on vacant lots in existing neighborhoods but they will be compatible with the existing homes. Planned Unit DeveloPments and other special development techniques may be added to the zon~.ng code FWCC to encourage compatible development on difficult sites and near environmentally sensitive areas. However, in-fill development will not be permitted at the expense of the quality of life in existing neighborhoods. A secondary component of the housing strategy is to encourage higher density residential uses in the I-5/Highway 99 corridor, including the City Center Core and City Center Frame. Row houses, townhouses, condominiums, and mid-rise residential are appropriate in this area subject to the availability of utilities and other infrastructure, access to public transportation, jobs, shopping, entertainment, and social and human services. This plan Revised L~)00 2002 V-12 F .........~ ..... ~, ..... n ....... ,q FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing anticipates that during the next 20 years, the City Center and the Highway 99 corridor will redevelop and accommodate the majority of the new housing units, particularly multiple- family housing units, added to the City's inventory. The area will gradually become a denser, mixed use, pedestrian friendly, high amenity, high quality, vital part of Federal Way. The third part of the strategy is to ensure that there is sufficient land available for other housing needs such as government assisted housing, manufactured housing, group homes, and foster care facilities. The Land Use chapter and zon~.ng code FWCC provide support for this type of housing. In 2002, :t_the City .... o;*;"- spec;.a! "'~"'~o adopted a code amendment to eliminate the separation requirements for social services transitional housing within multiple family residential zones provided that no less than one unit and no more than five percent of the housing within the multiple family complex may be social services transitional housing, to ensure the Together, the Land Use and Housing chapters and the associated development regulations provide sufficient capacity to accommodate projected housing growth for all economic segments of the population. It is important that the City implement a housing program that will assist private developers and private non-profit organizations in meeting the identified housing needs. Such action is not only required by GMA, but it is also prudent public policy and will ensure a safe and supportive housing environment for future generations. 5.3 KEY HOUSING ISSUES Preserving Neighborhood Character As the population of the area in and around Federal Way doubled during the 1980s, residents feared that existing neighborhood character and values were threatened. Approximately 7,000 new multifamily units were built in Federal Way between 1980 and 1990. Many of these units were not well designed and were haphazardly sited across the entire City. This resulted in substantial changes to the character of neighborhoods, or created new neighborhoods along major arterial streets. Preservation of existing neighborhoods has been cited as an important community value in Federal Way. This value played a large role in the community's decision to incorporate. q'h;o....~ r,~._v· ~-.~.,o- ..... h,, o;,,,,. ~ .m°"._.. The FWCP recognizes that neighborhoods are special places and are valuable and important to the quality of life for many citizens. New development in established neighborhoods must be sensitively designed and constructed. New development within existing single-family neighborhoods should be limited to small scale, well-designed in-fill, and accessory housing. Likewise, new multiple-family or mixed use development located along arterials running through or adjacent to existing residential neighborhoods should be designed to minimize adverse impacts and with sufficient buffers. Revised 2000 2002 V-13 ..... d~. w vv,,mprehe ...... P4an FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Development Review There are several actions the City may take to make housing more affordable. Time is money to a housing developer. Thns, whatever the City can do to reduce permit- processing time will make housing more affordable. Accordingly, as part of the HB 1724 code revisions, the City revised the zoning code FWCC so that more land use decisions are administrative decisions, thereby avoiding time consuming public hearings. Second, the City has in place a preapplication process that allows the developer to meet with City representatives at an early stage in the review process to ensure that the applicant understands City development regulations. Such early meetings allow the City and housing developer to agree on the best method to achieve a code co~npliant and mutually beneficial site plan prior to having spent significant sums on costly design and engineering work. A significant portion of the cost of building housing is the cost of providing the necessary infrastructure. If the City is interested in providing housing that is affordable to very low income citizens, it could, to the extent economically practicable, provide the uecessary infrastructure, or possibly subsidize the cost of providing public facilities such as streets, parks, utilities, transit facilities, public amenities, and social services. CDBG funds and other grants are available for this purpose and should be used where appropriate. Citizen Participation Moderate scale housing development that is consistent with City policy and regulations should be reviewed and approved through a prescribed, efficient, and consistent administrative process, which minimizes review time and the subsequent increases in project costs. Larger scale development plans, or those which will have significant impacts on surrounding neighborhoods, should have full public review as defined in the Fe~r~'/V&;)' r.;~,~...~ r-~.~.;~ FWCC. The public and the developer should have a clear understanding of the process, the types of issues that are open to discussion, and the time frame for completion of the revie~v process. Housing Design and Innovation The challenge in this plan and subsequent code revision work is to be flexible when presented with creative and high quality design proposals. Of course, this flexibility must be balanced with the need to provide a degree of certainty to the developer and to give clear guidance to policy makers, staff, and public. The following paragraphs describe several regulatory mechanisms which the City could include in its zoning code that would encourage superior design, a greater variety of housing types, and reduce costs. Incentives For Good Practice - Many jurisdictions include incentives in their zoning code that encourage developers to build projects in a way that produces some identified public benefits. The public benefits might include creative designs that are sensitive to community and neighborhood values, dedication of land or right-of-way for public use, Revised 2000 2002 V-14 '~'~ °;"~ Plan F ..... PWa~C:;emp ..... n .... FWCC - Chapter Five~ Housing aud constrtiction of urban amenities, community facilities, and other public spaces. Tile ~,.,..,;' ~,~0~..~.;, The City of Federal Way bas adopted a density bonus provision in the City Center, whereby building height can be increased from 35 feet toa maximum of 85 feet, and from 48 t0 80 dwelling units per aCre:for multiple fmnily and senior housing, in cxcl!ang~ fg? i~[ovidilm ptjbliF.ol~U 51!~c~?r.!~h~pg_j~ feg-inz[ic)!O~.Jn..~dtli!ic~!~, ~!3.[d t ipl9 I}!m [] y ~[ nl i~cdzu sC. proj gc ts..~!3 aiD' zg2~c .~n vq IDq ng. 2 ~lxvglli ng u [l~[5 .or arc required to provide al'lbrdablc (Ixxclling [~nits., Prgjccts pr?i~[ing..aft~.rdab.[g clwe[~ing units may exceed the maximum number of all°weddwelling units Up to ten percent ~[br>x..~ thuLl:n{!xil~juln:.ht:sing[c-0'!nl.iJ.5 std2~iD:~ioIDs; tO~o~q.lot&dm3 a[~r~,oscd to Conrail! al'Ibrdable dxscl ~g t fits can bc -cch.ced in a'ca b5 up t0 20 pcrccnt...ofthc minimum lot siZe off the underlvi0~pn~ng distric~rovidedthat the Overall dwelling Units in the subdivisiOn may not exceed ten percent of the maXimum number of units allowed in the underlying zoning district. b~clusionary Zoning - In certain zones, develop~nent might be required to meet certain City goals, such as providing affordable housing, as set out in the zoning code FWCC. It is becoming more commonplace for jurisdictions to require major developers to provide a portion of low income housing in developments over a certain scale. The City amended the ~.,,,s ,,,~?~ FWCC u 1997 to require multiple-family development, or mixed use projects inVOlving 25 dwelling Units Or mOrei t° Pf3vide at lea~t two unitS; of 25 Perceht, whichever is greater, as affordable housing to those at 80 percent or below median county income. Planned Unit Development - A Planned Unit Development (PUD) ordinance allows developers flexibility to achieve design, layout, or density that is suited to a specific site. As an example, a PUD allows clustering of housing density in more developable portions of a site while protecting important open space and environmentally sensitive areas. A PUD ordinance gives the City and the development community flexibility to provide a variety of housing types and costs in new residential areas or smaller, older, mixed-use neighborhoods. In 1998, the City revised its Cluster Provisions in the Subdivision Code to allow reduction in minimum Io;tsizes and to:allow zero-lot line development for no more than two units. Transfer of Development Rights - This technique allows a developer to transfer permitted density from one part of a site to another, or from one site to another. It is a useful technique for protecting parts of sites that are environmentally sensitive without loss of land value. It also allmvs for more dense forms of housing development, thereby reducing housing costs. Diversifying Housing Choice The majority of the housing available in Federal Way today is fairly homogenous. Housing primarily consists of single-family detached units, constructed in the sixties and eighties, laid out in isolated subdivisions disconnected from the urban fabric. There are some mobile home parks and a few duplexes located in the City. However, in the last six y~ars, 792 senior o_r assisted housing units, and 240 convalescent units (skilled-care beds) have been built. The rest of the housing stock tends to be two and three story apartment buildings. Revised 2000 2002 V-15 Fedcr3! Wa:,' Ccmprchensivc P!3,", FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing This provides only a narrow range of choices and does not fully reflect the range of housing options that could be built. It creates a situation where an increasing number of families find it difficult to obtain suitable housing in the community. This includes senior citizens who have owned and lived in ,k~;r k .... c^~ man)' )'ears ~,,a .~;,k ....... · ~cc~a ....... ~.g~ ~ ,~ maintain, their homes. It affects emp~ nesters and couples who have raised their families who, for life-s~le reasons, no longer need or want a large single-family house and the associated maintenance. Young adults, students, young ma~ied couples, and low income workers would like to live in the communi~ where they grew up or currently work, but cannot find a house that fits their housing needs or cannot afford the available housing. New housing should be more diverse, contributing to community character and relating better to the neighborhood environment. It should reassure residents that they will be able to afford to live close to their jobs, friends, and families. It will also help preserve and maintain neighborhoods that include a healthy mix of ages and incomes. Housing Affordabilit¥ and Special Needs Housing among Southwest King County communities; however, on On a countywide basis, Federal Way is a very affordable community. The population of Federal Way tends to be younger than other communities, creating a strong demand for moderately priced housing. There were approximately 9,500 Iow-income households in 1996 in Federal Way in need of housing assistance... ;- ~,~a~.v.~. *^.v ~..v.~*'*'^-a ..~o...t,.h .... ;-'- The increasing number of Iow-income households can be attributed in part to a growing number of senior citizens who are likely to need both housing assistance and related services. PSRC also projected a strong demand for affordable multiple-family units through the year 2000 to serve low- and very low-income families who work in Federal Way. The GMA and .......... ~ ............... ~ ......... CWPPs reqmre that mumc~pal jurisdictions adopt strategies for.pmviding'a fair'share '~of identified'regional housing needs. The ~=un.v ..i~.w~i~i~ C~Ps S~t a target of .,.=, te =, ..6 2,2~ new affordable hofisi,g uniti in' the."~.ity by'm.e }~ar .... 2022. Of that number, ~85 t'a 3,3 ! ! 1,238 must'be affordable to ve~ low-income citizens, The need for homeless shelters, transitional housing, and special needs housing exceeds the available supply. The City has funded several special needs projects in the past few years to help address this need. County policies The CWPPs as well as GMA require provisions for special needs housing. Special needs housing, also called "supportive housing," brings together housing and support services for community residents who need special services in order to live independently or with minimum assistance. This includes services in housing operated by public and private agencies. According to the 2000-2003 King County Consolidated Housing & Community_Development Plan, there is a need for an additional 500 beds countywide. Revised 2000 200~ V-16 Fc ........ ~ ..... ~ ................ FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Although According to the 2000 census, the proportion of elderly at 7.7 percent is smaller in Federal Way than in neighboring South County cities, except for Kent. the City's ...... , ~.~, ...... ,k ...... 4, << ..,4 ~A Average life expectancy continues to climb, and we should expect an increasing percentage of Federal Way's population will be 65 and over in the next 10 to 20 years. As discussed earlier in this chapter under Population, there are three reasons the number of elderly can be expected to increase: 1) natural aging of the population; 2) they are relocating to find affordable housing; and 3) a large number of senior housing units °~ ~.n *~'~ ~--;"- permi~.ng, '- ..... * .... *;~" phases ;- xx~,,.. -., have been recently constructed. Because women tend to live longer than men, this population will be predominantly female. Elderly people are often reluctant to give up the comfort and security provided by their own homes. With this in mind, federal and state policy has shifted from one of providing institutionalized care for seniors to a more home based or "aging in place" policy. Many seniors, and most of those over 75, need some level of in-home services. As elderly people become more frail, their supportive service needs increase. They may be better served in congregate care facilities, or eventually, long-term care facilities. Federal Way should begin planning for a continuum of care that minimizes family stress and public costs. In-home services should be available Citywide, while congregate care facilities and long-term care facilities should be located near to community services and shopping areas, and away from busy traffic corridors. According to the 2000-2003 King County Consolidated Housing & Community Development Plan, in 1997, an average of 9,421 adults with chronic or severe mental illness were served by the King County Regional Support Network. Safe and affordable housing, a key element in a long-term therapy program for these people, is not available for a majority of the low-income mentally ill in King County or Federal Way. There are no domestic shelters located in Federal Way. However, Federal Way is currently served by several programs for victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) provides 21 shelter beds, as well as crisis intervention and support services. The South King County Branch of the YWCA also serves Federal Way area residents. There is clearly a large unmet need for emergency housing in South King County for victims of domestic abuse. King County jurisdictions receive Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS rental assistance funding from HUD. Federal Way participates in the oversight of this program with Seattle acting as the lead authority. According to the 2000-2003 King County Consolidated Housing & Community Development Plan, in mid-1998 in King County, there were an estimated 2,164 persons living with AIDS, while between 6,000 and 9,000 persons were infected with HIV. At the time of diagnosis, 19 percent, or 412 people, diagnosed with AIDS lived outside the City of Seattle. Historically, housing services have been requested by 50 percent of the total AIDS population and actual housing units are required by 33 percent of people living with AIDS. If these trends continue, 163 housing units would be required to serve this population. Revised 2000 2002 V-17 Fed .......~ ..... ,. ................ FWCC - Chapter Five. Housing Several organizations in South King County offer emergency shelter and transitional housing to residents of the City of Federal Way. Existing data concludes that current facilities are inadequate when compared to requests for help. The South King County Multi-Service Center staff estimates that for every family served in their emergency shelter program, nine families are turned away. In addition, the October 1999 United Way Report states than in 1998, due to lack of space in South King County, less than 16 percent of people seeking shelter received it. There are many reasons that people and families end up homeless. In 1997, data from shelters on the Housing Consortium (outside the City of Seattle) revealed that the most common reason for homelessness was domestic violence, followed by eviction and family crisis. According to established service providers, suburban homelessness is also increasing. Data from the South King County Multi Service Center indicates that the proportion of women, children, and two parent working families seeking shelter is growing rapidly in this community. It is difficult to estimate the number of homeless children there actually are in Federal Way, but the Federal Way School District reports that in their District alone, in the fall of 1999, there were 65 homeless children. Federal Way Youth and Family Services reports that many homeless children come from abusive homes or suffer from emotional neglect. Homelessness and domestic instability may cause deep emotional scars that impact a child's ability to focus his or her full attention on education. There is also a need for transitional housing for homeless individuals and families. State and federal rules restrict the length of stay in emergency shelters to 60 days. So, after many families have exhausted their time in an emergency shelter, they need access to longer-term transitional housing, where they can live for one or two years, obtain necessary support services, and stabilize their lives. Data is scarce so it is very difficult to estimate the number of beds that are needed to house the special needs population. However, there is unmet need in this service area. The City is committed to fostering programs and supporting service providers to assist in meeting this need subject to economic limitations, City revenues, and the need to balance housing against all other public needs. Policy Coordination and Regional Participation The GMA and good planning practice require that each chapter of the CemprehensiYe Plan FWCP be coordinated and consistent with goals and policies set forth in the other Plan chapters. This is especially true of the Housing chapter, particularly as it relates to the Land Use and Transportation chapters. The GMA also rerlUtres that~C~ty, pollc~es"for affordable housmg be consistent ~th .... , .... ;,.t,~ m..,,,,,;~.".iS~'t:~:a"" · ' C .......................... ~C.WPPs. PSRC, King County, and Federal Way have jointly adopted regional planning goals that estimate fair share housing targets, including Iow and very low-income housing targets that promote an equitable distribution of affordable housing. This type of housing is most appropriate in urban centers that contain jobs and good public transit access. Revised 2~0 200.__~2 V-18 .......... ~ ..... ~, ................ FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Consistent with these requirements, the City's Land Use chapter proposes multiple- family housing and mixed-use development in the City Center, (comprised of the City Center Core and City Center Frame), the Community Business zone along the SR-99 and I-5 corridor, and to a limited extent in the neighborhood retail centers. In addition, senior housing is allowed in the Business Park and Office Park zones. All of these locations are or will be well served by public transit. The City has also determined that housing, and in particular multiple-family housing, will be designed so that it provides a quality place to live and is an asset to the community. In addition, the City is committed to fair housing access to all persons without discrimination. This Housing chapter must also be coordinated and consistent with the County's and the City's funding programs for housing. This is particularly true for programs such as the r-vv.A.........j;,., Deve!epment ~.vv..m ~.,.v r-.,~.,~...., v~,c'rmc- Home, and other Countywide funding initiatives as recommended by the GMPC's Housing Finance Task Force. The City also recognizes that most of the housing issues found in Federal Way are common to the County, Seattle, and the other suburban jurisdictions. In order to insure quality in the City's provision of housing services, and to help eliminate duplications of effort, the City should continue to coordinate with the King County Consortium and other South King County cities when designing and implementing housing and housing related services. 5.4 HOUSING CHAPTER GOALS AND POLICIES The following section provides goals and policies for providing, preserving, and improving housing conditions in Federal Way. These goals and policies provide a framework from which to develop implementing strategies and work programs for the community. The purpose of these goals and policies is to provide housing opportunities to all segments of the population. Consistent with GMA, these goals and policies should promote a variety of densities and housing types, and encourage preservation of the City's existing housing stock. Overall Goal Preserve and protect Federal Way's existing high quality residential neighborhoods and promote a variety of opportunities to meet the housing needs of all residents of the community and region. Revised 2~rv~ 200___~2 V-19 c.~^.~ u~. ~- ..... ~..~,,~ m~. FWCC - Chapter Five. Housing Preserving Neighborhood Character Goal HG1 Preserve and protect the quality of existing residential neighborhoods and require new development to be ora scale and design that is compatible with existing neighborhood character. Policies HP1 HP2 HP3 HP4 HP5 HP6 HP7 High-density housing projects, with the exception of senior housing, will not be permitted in existing single-family residential neighborhoods. Design guidelines should be adopted potentially in subarea plans that will specify in detail neighborhood character and require that new housing be consistent with these design guidelines. Amend development regulations to accommodate a diverse range of housing forms that are compatible with neighborhood character and create an effective transition between the City Center, business areas, and residential neighborhoods. Continue to hallow accessory housing units within single-family neighborhoods that protect residential character, ensure proper access, maintain specific design standards, and comply with all applicable laws. Maintain a strong code enforcement program to protect residential areas from illegal land use activities. Conduct periodic surveys of housing conditions and create programs, including housing rehabilitation, to ensure that older neighborhoods are not allowed to deteriorate, subject to availability of funding for such surveys and programs. If allowed by applicable law, development inside and outside the City should be required to provide their fair share ofonsite and offsite improvements. Community Involvement And Development Review Goal HG2 Involve 'the community in the development of new housing to a degree that is consistent with the scale of impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. Revised 2~ 200~2 V-20 FAc,m! Way Ccmprehens!ve Plan FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing Policies HP8 HP9 ItP10 HPll HP12 Encourage public input into development of planning and regulatory documents through a formal public process characterized by broad, thorough, and timely public notice of pending action. Consider the economic impact of all development regulations on the cost of housing. Maximize efficiency in the City's development review process and ensure that unnecessary time delays and expenses are eliminated. Provide streamlined permitting processes for development that is consistent with the ~v~...r.~..~..~.. v~'~"~;-'o "'~.._~ FWCP and Federal Way Ci~' Ccde FWCC, and that has no adverse impacts. Encourage community input, where appropriate, into the development permit process by providing thorough and timely information to the public. Assist developers with housing proposals at the earliest possible opportunity, including preapplication meetings to produce projects that can be reviewed quickly and maximize their ability to receive permits. Diversifying Housing Choice And Design Goal HG3 Develop a Comprehensive Plan and zoning code that provide flexibility to produce innovative housing solutions, do not burden the cost of housing development and maintenance, and diversify the range of housing types available in the City. Policies HP13 The ~,~ ~ .e~'~,d'~:',,'en. re~.,~[i~n~ F.WCC.:. arid Ean~sc chapter of ~c e Fwce will'w housing affordable to the Iow income and reD' low-income m~d special .needs housing around the Ci~ Center and other areas providing proximit'y"~0 low wage employment, safe and conVenient a~ess to tr~sponation ~fl:'hU~ se~iees;'~and adequate inffastru~u~e':{b'."~6P~bn h6using deV~10Pme~t. '~' HP14 Amend development 'regulations to encourage superior design and greater · · ' ......... ' · ~"' ' : ' ":: ' ' ' , ,, ',::i,,~Y". ~:~!!?, '~".' ' "· ' · d~vers~ty of housing types and costs through such tech.mques as incentives, iuclusionary zoning, planned unit developments, density bonuses, and transfer Of dev, e!~pme~t ::~.!~,ts. i-iP15 Consider zero lot line standards within planned unit developments to create higher density single-family neighborhoods with large open space areas. Revised 2999~ 2002 V-21 Fede,'=! Way Ccm~.mhcn=i';c P!cn FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing HP16 HP17 HP18 HP19 HP20 Consider reducing ~ninimum lot sizes to allow construction of smaller, detached single-family houses on smaller lots. Continue to permit mixed-use residential/commercial development in designated commercial areas throughout the City. Include developer incentives and design standards. Establish administrative procedures to permit innovative housing designs, provided they are of high standard and consistent with tho t- ..... ~,~;,,o FWCP. I. gstablisk Continue to provide incentives, 'such as den. sity bonuses, for providing a portion of affordable housing in new developments. Periodically review and update ·development regulations tO incorporate opportunities .for'new housing types. Housing Affordability Goal HG4 Develop a.range of aJfi)rdable housing opportunities for low~ncOme groups · . , , ,' , ::;,, g~.~, ~ ,~,,< -,, , :, ,,,la. ,~- P,, consistent with Cc~'nty:~ i.~ ~lcn::ing , ,,!4Cd~ the CWPPs and ~ needs of the communiO,. Policies HP21 Promote fair housing access to all persons without discrimination. HP22 As estimati:d by Gouatywide P!annh:g Pc!icies CWPPs, maintain~ufficient land supply Within the City to accommodate ;17 . ,. ,',, · , , net household grow~ for those making 50 to 80 percent of Krug Go.un~s ' - . · ' · · · ~ . ' :"*: ,~',~;:'i,~: ;; ' '~',':':"~,.' ".':,:,'~: ' ~!~n ln~.9~e and ~ 2~ p,ercent making less~ ..~,0~p~,~,~t.pf.~9~la9 income. HP23 Require a po~rtion of new housing on sites of significant size to.be affordable to iow;inCome households. Ensu[e,.that affordabl~&ousmg.~sgot.~,qg, n.,eentr,a.t~ m :"~:~"~; '.'* 'i "~"' ~:'".ii . . '"~'"' · :~'.-~r.'4 ' , ?..,i:.,',~! :' ~'?'"'"',;~l:!g;~,~:~=; ~:' ,, ~ ~;'~'t¥~-~'~,'"~ ..... pamcmar~e~vornooos oy. seR]ng a pere~nmgia~lt [o tn~'~fi~oer,ox ,,,,,,,,,,:,~ ...... .... , , ....,, ,,,,,, . .... , ~ ~,,,~ ,~;~;~ ,,:: affor~ableth0usmg umts that eanbe included m .n~w hpusmg.~[~lopmgnts. HP24 ' Enshke tl]fi"t'i~y'new..fi~ffo dhble' 6'rising remains affordable; HP25 AllOw and'ene0urage use'.of, manufaetured hpusing.ia,resident'i~'~bnes, provided it conforms to all apifhcable'~ederai,:$ate;:.anit localxi~aii[rements..and .,,,~,~;;::,~ ,,.~ · "..,:.~.',,... · ", .,:: ::,:,:, ~" ;. ', '~ ' ~,:v~,: .'%~'t:,:~,, . :,'. ;.'i~,,,, ,,; '. ~, , ,'~.,',' , '"" ,~ ,, ....... · ..... ,, Ls:'.c. 9mP,a_t[~ ~ ti!e,~h~.te.r, of.,the su.rmund,ng Revised 2~%00 2002 V-22 Federal Way Compr~ive P!cm FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing HP26 HP27 HP28 HP29 HP30 HP31 HP32 HP33 In order to maintain existing affordable housing, the City should continue to allow manufactured home parks in existing locations. However, new manufactured home parks will not be permitted, nor will expansion of existing parks be allowed. Encourage neW reSidential development to achieve maximum allowable density based on net building gross area. Explore federal; state, and local resources to assist in financing affordable housing. EnCourage expansion of home ownership options through such means as first time home buyer programs, housing cooperatives, lease-purchase o~vnership, and other housing models. Consider delaying, deferring, or exempting affordable housing from development fees, concurrency requirements, payment of impact fees, offsite mitigation, and other development expenses that do not compromise environmental protection or public health, safety, and welfare concerns, or constitute a nuisance. Support tax law amendments that provide relief to affordable and special needs housing. Identify low-income and very iow-income housing resources that may be lost due to redevelopment or deteriorating housing conditions. Develop strategies that seek to preserve this existing housing, and that seek to provide relocation assistance to households that are displaced as a result of such activities. Annually monitor residential development to determine the total number of new and redeVeloped units reCeiving permits and units constructed, housing types, develoPed denSities, and remaining capacity for residel~tial growth for all income levels and needs. Integrate and coordinate construction of public infrastructure with private development to minimize housing costs wherever possible or practicable. Speciol Needs Housing Goal HG5 Develop o range of housing opportu~fities that meet the requirements of people with special housing needs, including the elderly, mentally ill, victims of domestic abuse, and persons with debilitative conditions or injuries. Policies HP34 Remove existing regulatory barriers to siting special needs housing to avoid concentration and to ensure uniform distribution throughout all residential and Revised 2000 2002 V-23 F~era! W3y Ccmprehc,-,slvc P!3,", FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing mixed-use zones, subject to performance standards that protect residential amenity, ensure proper access, and maintain design standards. HP35 ITP36 HP37 Goal HG6 Policies HP38 HP39 HP40 HP41 Review permit applications for special needs housing in close coordination with service providers and the City's Human Services program. Assist local service organizations and self help groups to obtain funding and support. Ensure that access to special needs housing is provided without discrimination. Develop emergency shelter and transitional housing facilities for the homeless. Foster and support services that are not concentrated in particular neighborhoods by setting a percentage limit to the number of affordable housing units that can be included in new housing developments. Coordinate City actions related to homelessness with the City's Human Services Program and other shelter providers. Continue to permit emergency and transitional homeless facilities within the City. Emergency shelters and transitional housing should be regulated to avoid concentration of facilities, mitigate impact on surrounding uses, ensure that such housing is properly managed, and avoid significant impacts on existing residential neighborhoods. Regional Participation Goal HG8 Policies HP42 ITP43 Coordinate and integrate the City's program with other area housing and service providers. Policies and regulations related to affbrdable housing should be consistent with Gount;,~,vide CWPPs and multi:county policies. Establish effective links with':'King:Coiint3/,iifid Other areh~dlti~/~to aSsess need . :~. '. :,..~' ~ ..~, ~ ;~,,,. ,~ ,~ .. . ;......,.~ ~ .'... .:,:~ .., and crcatc housing opportun,t!cs for.lo~,ncome aha specml ~i~ds .housi~ho]ds, RevLsed ~ 2002 V-24 F~cral Way Ccmpmhcn:!vc P!3n FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing HP44 HP45 and 'dey~!op a~h°Using program that addresses is~ueg commo~.throughout the entim;regi6n. Subject to availability of funds, participate in the production and periodic update of a housing needs assessment for the City and region to ensure that policy is based upon a rational evaluation of housing needs and priorities. EnSure equitable and rational distribution of affordable housing ~hroughout the region that is compatible with land use, transportation, and employment locations. 5.5 IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS Implementation of policies contained in the chapter will occur over a number of years and is dependent on resources available to the City and the community. The following implementation strategy lists actions that the City may take in the n~avfv,,e6,ea~ future. 1. Develop an inventory of public properties no longer needed for use and · ' , ' · ', ~ r · . :'i;,;,: :.". :~,' ~' ;~ '" which may be avmlablofor affordable housing..rEYaluat~e usc&of such.property · (', ' .... ' ~':"' ~.. '. ' '~ ":~i~ ' ' for affordable housing against all other compe{m.g pubhc uses. Inventory and report on the estim~ited number of units for each income segment for purposes 0f Countywide monitoring of capacity fgr housing development. Pmnualbj Continue to monitor residential development on'an annual basis and determine the total number of new and redeVeloped units ree. eiving permits, units constrUcted, housing types, developed densities, and. remaining capacity for residential growth based on income categories. Conduct periodic surveys of housing conditions to direct the housing rehabilitation programs. Develop strategies for protecting low-income and very iow-income housing that may be lost due to redeveloplnent or deteriorating housing conditions. 6. Develop guidelines, potentially as subarea plans, that require consistency with specified neighborhood character and design requirements. Assign a City representative to participate with other agencies to create a comprehensive housing program that addresses issues common throughout the entire region, and to seek and develop funding opportunities and strategies. 8. Prepare and periodically update a housing needs assessment. Revised 2000 20.0,.2 V-25 Way Ccmprehe,-,slvc P!a,", FWCC - Chapter Five, Housing The following is a menu of potential development regulation amendments that should be considered: Diversify housing forms and encourage superior design through techniques such as incentives, planned unit developments, density bonuses, and transfer of development rights. · Create effective transitions between the City Center, businesses, and residential areas. · Maximize efficiency of development processes. Streamline processes for development consistent with the r,~v...v, ..... ~..~..~,k~"°;"~, ~ .m~".~,. FWCP zcning ccde and FWCC, and ensure they havingg no significant adverse impacts. · Encourage affordable ahd sPe/:ial needs housing around the City Center. · Adopt Zero lot line S'tand~rds. · Reducing_e ~ninimum residential lot sizes. · Establish maximum and minimUm requir~m~nts',foraffordable housing on sites of significant size. · Eliminate barriers to uniformly siting special needs housing throughout all residential areas. · Preclude concentration of homeless facilities. Revised 2~0 2002 V-26 EXHIBIT 24 CHANGES TO CHAPTER SIX, CAPITAL FACILITIES Fcdcr?.! Wcy Comprchcnsivc Pla,", FWCP - Chapter Six, Capital Facilities When the City incorporated in 1990, there were approximately eight acres of parkland available per 1,000 population in Federal Way. Since that time, the City has purchased additional property and developed new facilities. These include the Lake Killarney Open Space Park, Heritage Woods Neighborhood Park, Wedgewood Neighborhood Park, BPA Trail I, II, and III, purchase of the Armstrong property, Lake Klahanee Community Senior Center, Dumas Bay Centre (formerly Visitation Retreat Center), Celebration Park, and Steel Lake Annex facilities. These parks and facilities are described in greater detail in the City's Parks, Recreation, and Open ~ .... r- .....h,~,~;,,,~ Plan. Th~ *~..~ ~*~.,: .... ~,.~ .P~, ,,~,. As of ~ooo.~ 2002, the City is ca~remly providing ~,~. ~, 10.1 acres of parks land per 1,000 population. The City's goal is to achieve a level of service of 10.9 as Federal Way grows in population and size. Th~ ie~gon fo~ ih~:~O0rOaS~ iff level ofse~ice is primarily due to the actual increase in Federal Way's population as shown in the 2000 Census compared to the yearly population estimates b~ the State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The 200OCensus showed the Federal Way population to be 83:259~ whereas the 2000 OFM population estimate for Federal Way was ??,010~ a difference of 6,249. The Ci~'s current 2002 population is 83,850, and cu~ent invento~ of parkland is 846 acres. In order to meet the goal of 10.9 acres per 1:000 population, the Ci~ needs to add 6g acres of parkland to the existing inventory. As shown on Table VI-3, the Parks Six-Year Capital Improvements Plan 2002-200? (CIP) has parks acquisition as an on- going project catego~. On-going acquisition is necessa~ to meet the level of se~ice goal of 10.9 'acres per 1,000 population. In the past, the City has obtained land through plat ~]~dica~031. Th~_~ity is also now considering a Park Impact Fee to provide funds for parks acq~j_~si, tion. In addition to acquiring and developing new facilities, the City has taken administrative actions to take advantage of other available public recreational facilities. The City enacted interlocal agreements with the School District to jointly operate and maintain school recreational facilities. As a result, the City jointly operates and maintains a major community park in conjunction with Saghalie Junior High School. Also, the City has agreements to provide recreational programs and schedule play fields at several elementary schools, in addition to junior high schools. These facilities are now formally available nights and weekends, year around for use by local residents. As referenced above, City residents now have access to 10.7 10.1 acres of parks and open space per 1,000 population. This inventory includes City owned parks and open space within the City limits. The City currently provides 846 acres of park land, which the City maintains and operates. Of the total 846 acres, 493.5 acres is developed for recreational use areas and 352.5 acres is still undeveloped. Note: Washington State Parks has a regional park facility within the City limits, which residents often use. Dash Point State Park is 230 acres of state land, which provides a regional (statewide) recreation use for camping, swimming, picnicking, walking trails, and beachfront. The state park land is not included in the City's LOS simply because the state owns, operates, and maintains this facili~. For the purposes of parks planning, the recommended LOS standard in the City's Parks Plan and this Capital Facilities chapter is 10.9 acres of City owned parkland per 1,000 population. Revised .... 2002 VI-11 ~ ~^~,. r. ..... ~.~.o~,,~ m~n FWCP - Chapter Six, Capital Facilities Building Name Own/Leased Use Sq. ft/Occupancy Klahanee Own Community recreation and Rec. 11,200/13 FTE, gym, kitchen, Community/Senior operations etc. Center Steel Lake Annex Own Daycare, arts and crafts programs 1,161/program only Steel Lake Own Maintenance operations, outdoor !,950 1,060 office/2-5 3_~2 FTE Maintenance Shop equipment and material storage 61,000 storage yard Dumas Bay Center Own Public park, meeting/banquet/ 6 meeting rooms, 70 (DBC) overnight lodging overnight rooms, 12 acre park ground Knutzen Family Own Theater (at DBC) Miscellaneous Leased Outdoor Storage Miscellaneous Indoor Leased Storage 254 seats performing arts theatre and rehearsal hall Street maintenance material and park equipment storage Spare office equipment/facility parts/records 10,000 material storage 2,000 equipment storage 260 sf. ft. !,759 2,160 cubic fi boxes stored offsite in a document storage facility Table V! 6 VI-5 Projected Community Facility Needs 2001 - 2010 Size Cost 1. ~"~'~;~ ~r~,., r~;~o/ .... .-~ '~nn9 50,000 ......................... : 2007 3,500 office 4. S~n~or C~nt~r 200? ~ 1,200 TOTAL ,, Sd4-46 Size Cost Type- of Facility . Year ~!_0- (millions) 1. Municipal Facility: Public Safety and 2004 109,000 $28.5 General Gov't Operations 2. Senior Center ~ 20,000 $4.5 3. Community Center ~ ~0~3 45,000 $17.5 4. Indoor Competitive Sports Facility 2009 75,000 $10.0 5. Performing Arts Centre 2010 50,000 $25.0 6. Maintenance Facility 2010 90,000 yard 3,500 office $4.5. 7. Other Misc. Improvements $250k per year $1.2 TOTAL $91.2 Revised 2000 200~2 V1-17 Fedora! Way Ccmprchc,",s!ve P!a,", FWCP - Chapter Six, Capital Facilities Second Supply Pipeline The District is currently involved in developing other sources of water. The most significant effort is the Second Supply P:.pe!'ine Project (formerly called aka Tacoma's Pipeline No. 5). Based on the ! 999 p~.pe!:.ne construction schedule current plans, the District ...... .. v,.~ will access the pipeline at three locations, r~v_~ ........ ~v....~v,.v..*:^" c~;~:,,,.~....~ The first flow control facility (to be named SSP #1) is proposed near Military Road and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) lapower transmission l=line C,(2_orridor at about South 317th Street. The second connection flow control facility (named SSP//2) would be has been constructed at the current easterly terminus of the Second Supply Proiect located at First Way South and the BPA corridor crossing at about South 332~ Street. and tT_he third ...... ~;"" flow control facility (to be named SSP//3) will be constructed and weu!d be located at SW 356th Street and the BPA corridor crossing at 15th Avenue SW (currently named Tacoma Intertie No. 3). These facilities together would add on average, 4.6 million gallons per day (MGD) to the District's supply depending upon the availability of water. Water available from the Second Supply P~.pe!~.ne Proiect is conditioned upon adequate in-stream flows in the Green River. The expansion of storage behind Howard Hanseon Dam will help mitigate the seasonal variation in available water. The City should carefully monitor this project's progress to ensure that water will be available to meet future needs as identified in t,hJs Plan the FWCP. Water Resources The District's water service area is located in the southwest corner portion of King County. As of Apr'~! 30, !997 the end of 2001, the District was serving a residential population of approximately 97,000 100,000 through_~,~.~ ') q ~n 26,967 (! 99fi total) connections. The water system includes approximately d 50 400 miles of water main, 20 active wells, and 12 storage tanks. The average daily use :o demand in 2001 was about !0.6 10.1 MGD. The District's existing water sources are predominately groundwater supplies that originate from four aquifer systems: the Redondo-Milton Channel Aquifer; Mirror Lake Aquifer; Eastern Upland Aquifer; and the Federal Way Deep Aquifer. The Water Plan estimates that the combined production limit for these aquifers on an average-annual basis is 10.1 MGD during average precipitation and 9.0 MGD during a simulated I O-year drought. The current peak-day combined pumping capacity is 3 !.0 30.5 MGD, assuming the District's largest production well, Well 10A, is out of service. Since 1991, the District has been buying bought surface water from Tacoma Public Utilities from time to time to supplement and conserve groundwater supplies. However, since October 2000, the District has not purchased water from the Tacoma Public Utilities because aquifer water levels have sufficiently recovered. The District will be increasing its water supply by over 50 percent when Tacoma's Second Supply Pipeline is completed at the end of 2004 and the District begins receiving its share of the proiect water. After~0nstm~tiOn °fthe pipeline, the District does ~ot pl~h.t6 Ptii:i:has~e' any'Water fr°/h Tac0fi¥'fi"Publie'.Utilities on a Wh61esale basis. Revised 2~%90 2002 VI-31 F~.~.~,~, w.,....~ Ccmprehc,-,s!vc,~'~.~,q FWCR - Chapter Six, Capital Facilities property at South 288th and Interstate 5 as a contingency against that possibility. This would accommodate the building of a new station that is more centrally located in the north end of the City. This realignment of stations, response areas, and revenues would require closure of Station//5 (4966 South 298t1'). Second, the Department may have need for an additional station in the south end of the City in the vicinity of 356th and Pacific Highway. If this area continues to experience significant commercial growth, the Department anticipates that the calls for service will also continue to grow. In this eventuality, an additional station may be needed to maintain acceptable response times. The Department has acquired property in this area through a swap of properties with Lakehaven Utility District to assure future availability of a station site. Any new station should be able to accommodate an on-duty crew of three fire fighters, with appropriate living and sleeping quarters. In addition, the structure should be able to house two engines and an aid car, with room for growth dictated by LOS demands. It may also be appropriate to provide a public meeting room and an office for community policing in new facilities. The cost of these facilities is approximately $1,500,000. Equipment would be in the range of $500,000 for a new station in the south end. Equipment for a new station in the north end would be provided from the closures of Stations 5 & 6. The,FireDepartment does not presently have a timeline for construction of new fire stations on eith~r~oftheir tWo:proposed fire station locations.. Funding Plan The Fire Department has established a capital reserve fund for the systematic replacement of all capital equipment. These reserves are funded from the annual revenues of the Department. The Department also has established a goal of a minimum of three paid fire fighters on each fire apparatus. Additional staff that is hired in support of that goal will be funded from either new construction levies or additional voter-approved levies. The Department has not established any funds for purchase of new stations or associated equipment. These purchases would require voter-approved bonds. In the Department's annually adopted budget, capital projects are identified. This capital projects list is up-dated based on completed projects and changing priorities. T?~s plan The FWCP adopts by reference the Department's Fire Master Plan as well as the annual capital improvements program update. 6.5 GOALS AND POLICIES The goals and policies in this section implement the State's Grewt~ Management Act (3MA requirements and the CWPP. The City of Federal Way takes responsibility for implementing only those goals and policies for services provided by the City. Revised ~ 2002 VI48 EXHIBIT-25 CHANGES TO CHAPTER SEVEN, CITY CENTER F~era! W3y Ccmprchcns~ve Plan FWCP - Chapter Seven, City Center The following goals provide overall direction to policy makers and community members when making choices about growth and development within Federal Way's City Center. Additional goals and policies are located throughout this chapter, providing specific direction on other matters discussed. No set of goals or policies can address all potential issues that may arise in the course of implementing this Plan the FWCP. Therefore, while these are fundamental to the Plan FWCP, they are not sacred immutable and may need to be revised as situations warrant. Goals CCG1 Create an identifiable Cioz Center~ t_b, aL.ser...~zesasdhe social, cultural, and economic focus of the City. Define a City Center with distinct boundaries, unique building types, and special features. CCG2 Attract a regional market for high quality office and retail uses which increases employment opportunities, adds to the City's tax base, and establishes Federal Way's City Center as an economic leader in the South King County region. CCG3 Connect the City Center to a convenient regional transit system. Provide service between centers and nearby areas by an efficient, transit-oriented, and multi-modal transportation system. CCG4 Create Foster distinct districts within the City Center, defining the roles and characteristics of each such district. CCG5 Encourage a mix of compatible uses to maintain a lively, attractive, and safe place to live, work, and visit. CCG6 Focus on improving the existing character and image of the City Center. CCG7 Encourage housing opportunities in mixed residential/commercial settings. Promote housing opportunities close to employment. CCG8 Develop land use patterns that will encourage less dependency on the single occupant automobile. CCG9 Create an environment oriented to pedestrians and bicyclists. CCG10 Create an environment that attracts high quality housing, commercial, and office uses. Deve!oF ~ue: ~ [~en£orce requirements for quality design in buildings, streetscape, and site design planning. CCGll Create policies and regulations to reduce the amount of Forking that is required encourage more efficient use of parking facilities and to foster new, innovative, and creative parking solutions. CCG12 Protect and enhance natural features of the area. Revised 2000~ 2002 VII-10 ,:'~--"~wv ..... w.,.w Cc,.'n. prchcnc!vc P!an FWCP - Chapter Seven, City Center · Develop a transit center and consider.~v.-v...~,"""l"';"" ,k...~ .... v-.--u _..~--'~ ...~-;'~- .~..~^* Focus transit activities in the City Center core. · Construct streets to serve the transit facility. · Begin negotiations to form a public private partnership to provide structured parking near SeaTac Mall. Construct the parking structure. and k..;1,1 phase one of the If the City Council chooses ihe City Center as the appropriate location for Ci.ty Hall, g_begin negotiations and acquire property for a City Hall ~. Consider ~ holding_competition to design City Hall. Construct City Hall. Explore feasibility of creation of a City Center park; potentially associated with City. l tall and/or other com~nunity facilities. If the concept is ap. proved, begin negotiations and acquire pfoperty for a City Center Park. Desien and construct a City Center Park. · Enhance educational and recreational opportunities in City Center. 2010 - 2020 Actions · Construct a City Center park with public amenities such as fountains, sculptures, and unique landscaping, separate from Celebration Park. · ;',~.H~.._..~ .... :.,,;la;...~...~...~. Potentially construct public-private parking garages. · Eotentially construct the pedestrian overpass across 320°: Street, and build phase one of the City Center pedestrian mall. · Improve community-wide transit service and implement a "spokes-of-a- wheel" service delivery 'pattern with City Center as the hub. Revised 2000~ 2002 Vlb32 Map VII-3 The Concept Plan New Transit Center Potential Pedestrian Crossings Potential Bike Route Transit Street Enhanced Street Network ~-~ City Center Core ~ City Center Frame i Park This map is accompanied by r~o waq"antie s. and is mrnl~y a graphic representa~on Map Date: January, 2003. 500 1,000 Feet I ~ i~leral Way Map VII-5 Enhanced Street Network (~) Intersection ~¥ Street Recently Improvement Constructed or Dedicated ROW '~ New Traffic Signal ~ City Center Core N Existing Street ~ City Center Frame #~' Proposed Street ~ Park N Scheduled Street Improvement This map is accompanied by no warranties, and is simply a graphic representabon Map Date: January, 2003. 0 500 1,000 Feet I I I I I ~ i~'~leral Way Map VII-6 Principal Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections ~ New Transit Center ~[ Park N Existing Street · ~/ Proposed Street Potential Bike Route ~ City Center Core J City Center Frame This mai3 is acceenl~anied by no wan'anfies, and i~ sirr~ly a graphic repre~nt~Jon Map Date: January, 2003. 0 500 1,000 Feet I ~ i~'~leral Way Map VII-8 Potential Open Space and Bicycle Routes St 'i :/ Existing Bicycle Route Planned Bicycle Route Target area for Civic Center City Center Core City Center Frame Park This map is acc~m~panied by no warranties, and is sirn~y a graphic representa~on Map Date: January, 2003. 0 500 1,000 Feet ~ Federal Way Map VII-9 Phasing Concept 1995-2005 N Scheduled Street Improvement Pacific Hwy South - Widen Road to include HOV lanes and underground utility poles. Add sidewalks, street lights, trees and landscape median. ~ Proposed Right of Way ~ Street Improvements Recently Completed i New Transit Center (~) Intersection Improvement ~ City Center Core ~ City Center Frame ~ Park This map is accompanied by no walTantiss, and is ~inl~ a gral3hic representation N Map Date: January, 2003. 0 500 1,000 Feet L ~ I ~ I ~ ~,°~leral Way EXHIBIT 26 CHANGES TO CHAPTER EIGHT POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREA CHAPTER EIGHT- POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS 8.0 INTRODUCTION The Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A. 110, GMA) requires each city to identify an Urban Growth Area (UGA) for itself. A city's UGA is, within certain counties, the unincorporated area surrounding the city that is characterized by urban development and can accommodate additional urban growth with services being provided by the subject city. In King County, the Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs) refer to a city's UGA as a Potential Annexation Area (PAA) so that it will not be confused with the Countywide UGA. This chapter includes state, regional, and local planning policies that relate to PAAs, summarizes the process and reasoning associated with designating of Federal Way's PAA, and provides policy guidance for future actions within the City's PAA. Th~ City's ....... ~ Da ^ ;.o~,,a .... ;o~.a Ac,,.; ........ ,..4 King Ceunty situated ~,~, ............. ~ .... ,h to;.. o .... ., 0;,;~o The Federal Way PAA is comprised of~o separate areas with a total estimated population of 20,960 in 2001. The larger of the ~o areas is approximately 5,000 acres in size and is located to the east of the existing City limits along the I-5 Corridor and ;.0~,,~ ,~.~ Weyerhaeuser ~o, o ...... ~ .... ~ ..... , The smaller of the two PAA areas is approximately 50 acres in size and is located west of Pacific Highway South (SR 99) and south of South 272nd Street at the existing noffhwest City limits in the Redondo Neighborhood. T~is is an area These areas are characterized by urban Wpe gro~h where urban semices (including water, sewer wastewater, police, fire, general government, transpo~ation, parks & recreation, etc.), can be most efficiently provided by the CiW of Federal Way or other special semice districts. 8.1 STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS Three of the 13 statewide planning goals contained in the GMA relate directly to urban growth areas and PAAs. The three relevant goals are: · Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate public facilities and services exist, or can be provided in an efficient manner. Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development. II Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use, without decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards. Fedora! Way Comprehensive P!an FWCP - Chapter Eiqht, Potential Annexation Areas In November of 2001, the City of Federal Way, in partnership with King County, initiated the preparation of the Federal Way PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study. This work will produce two distinct but interrelated products: a Subarea Plan for integration in the Federal Wa)2 Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) containing policies and plans addressing the full range of land uses, capital facilities, public services, and environmental issues; and an Annexation Feasibility Study that will guide the City and inform the citizens about the feasibili .ty and phasing of any potential future annexations. For purposes of data collection and analysis, the Federal Way PAA was divided into seven distinct community subareas (refer to Map VIII-I, all maps are located at the end of the chapter). The community subareas identified in the PAA Subarea Plan include Redondo East, Star Lake, Camelot, North Lake, Jovita, Lakeland, and Parkway. The boundaries of each subarea closely align with neighborhood boundaries that were previously designated by King County. The PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study has two working committees: a Staff Work Group and a Steering Committee. The Staff Work Group is an interagency working committee that provides technical review of all draft work products. Members of the Staff Work Group include staff from the City of Federal Way, King County, Federal Way Fire Department, Highline Water District, and Puget Sound Energy. The PAA Steering Committee is an advisory committee that acts as a "sounding board" reviewing draft work products and public comments, while assessing the overall direction of the study. Members of the PAA Steering Committee include representatives from the Federal Way City Council and Planning Commission, Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, Federal Way School District, King County, and three PAA resident representatives. The Federal Way PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study are scheduled to be completed in the r~,~, ^c~an~ ~..,4.. f _F~Fa[! ot'_2.003. Upon adoption by the Federal Way City Council, the Subarea Plan will be integrated into the FWCP. As noted earlier in this chapter, the GMA requires that urban growth be planned to occur only in areas that have adequate public services and urban government services to accommodate development. The GMA defines such services as fire, law enforcement, public health, education, recreation, sanitary and storm sewers, and domestic water supplies. W;.th this :.n mind, this section rev:~e-.vs how and ,;.'here urban services are pro;4ded in the ,,,,; ........ ,.~,~ ............. a:.. ~.~.o~ Wa2,'. Each of these topics is discussed in the following section. The source for most of this information is the draft Februaw 4, June 2002, Potential Annexation Area Inventory Report, an information piece for the PAA Subarea Plan and Annexation Feasibility Study that is currently being developed. Fire Protection The Federal Way Fire Department provides service to the City of Federal Way and most ,.r,h .......... a; ..... ; ....... ,~a .... the Federal Way PAA. The Department was Revised 2000 2002 VIII-4 Potential Annexation Areas .......... : ..... ~, ................ v.~v,~r The PAA is almost entirely within the nearly level upland plateau, which is immediately adjacent to steep slopes at the edge of the Green and White River Valleys, and Puget Sound (in the case of the Redondo Subarea). As a result, historical stormwater systems within the PAA include a series of lake and wetland complexes that drain in steep ravines to the rivers and streams below. The most distinctive characteristic of the PAA is that most of the area is a headwater to several significant streams (Hylebos Creek, Mullen Slough, Mill Creek): King County currently provides surface water management services to the unincorporated area PAA._,'r ...~-A when, In the event annexations to the City of Federal Way occur, the City's surface water utility should may be expanded to provide service. Transpodation In terms of a street system, the area east of Interstate 5 is well connected to the City. There are no !ess than six principal arterials and three ~o minor arterials that provide access across I-5. These arterials include: 1) SR 161, 2) SR 18 at South 348th Street, 3) South 320th Street, 4) Military Road at two locations, 5) South 272nd Street, 6) South' 336th Street, ~fid 7) South 288th Street (Map VIII-14). This degree of arterial access allows quick response times for emergency service vehicles such as police, fire, and aid units. r~,,,~ ;,, ~ .... part to the steep slopes along ,h~ eastern edge of*h~ ~,~o, ....the *h~* eventually turns ;-*~ 320~ Street on *g~ -~* ~. ,h~ .~h~.. poffion of the -~---; ...... ,h~ major east/west connection from t~e .~, .... ,~ ,u .... u~., is ~ Street, ..,h;.h iS q ¢ .... la.~ roadway ,h., can g" u ~-.~"";""-.e ,h..~ .... ......~.;"*~' months. The no,h/south transpo~ation system along ,h~...~ plateau, ...... w~. H:ghway . ........ ; prey:de area. CiD"s UGA. Th~ !ack of easdwest transpc~afien corridors would appear to impede the The Federal Way PAA is served by a series of arterial roadways that provide local and regional transportation access. The following identifies the arterial roadways located within and serving each of the PAA community subareas: Revised 2000 2002 VIII-9 EXHIBIT 27 CHANGES TO CHAPTER TEN, PRIVATE UTILITIES Fodor3! Way Comp, mhe,",s!';c Pl3n FWCP - Chapter Ten, Pdvate Utilities which operates both land-based and cellular telephone systems, AT&T Wireless, ~ Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, Nextel, VoiceStream, pre:fide wireless te!ephene and data se.wices, and AT&T which provides cable TV service. The telephone portions of the telecommunications industry are extremely competitive and for this reason, the City had difficulty obtaining detailed information about operations and plans. As a result, this the section of the plan addressing telephone service: (i) reflects the City's commitment to providing advanced telecommunications services; (ii) provides a general description of how the existing system works; and (iii) describes the process for improving delivery. Telephone System Existing Facilities and Operations - ldg QWest Communication, Inc. delivers telecommunication service to the Federal Way planning area as regulated by WUTC. A local exchange area is served by a Central Office (CO), which contains various kinds of switching equipment. From a CO, there are typically four main cable routes extending relatively north, south, east, and west. From each main cable route there are branch distribution routes. These facilities may be aerial or buried, copper or fiber. Extending from the branch distribution routes are local lines which that can be used for voice or data transmission by subscribers. Proposed Improvements - US QWest is required by law to provide adequate telecommunications services on demand. Accordingly, lgg OWest will provide facilities to accommodate whatever growth pattern occurs within the City. Due to advances in technology, additional capacity is easily and quickly added to the system. Wireless Networks Existing Systems - The City of Federal Way is currently served with wireless service by U.S. QWest, A~, Commcast, AirTeuch, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Metricem Cingular, and Vz]ceStream T.Mobile. Wireless communication is becoming increasingly important in the telecommunications world. It is a combination of a portion of the radio frequency spectrum with switching technology, making it possible to provide mobile or portable telephone service to virtually any number of subscribers within a given area. Transmission quality is comparable to that provided by conventional wireline telephones, and the same dialing capabilities and features available to wireline users are available to cellular users. The wireless/cellular communications sector of the economy is growing rapidly. o-,~ ~a~,.: .... n h .... r~,.a:,:,~o ;. w~,~,~o~ xu~,, In 1997, the City adopted land use review procedures for siting facilities associated with these services. These regulations were subsequently revised in .t 999 2000 and 2001. All of these technologies use a line- Revised 2000~ 2002 X-7 DATE: TO: VIA: FROM: SUBJECT: January 21, 2003 Land Use anq T~I~ation Committee David ~t~4Ma~ger ~ Derek Mathes6'nx, Assistant City Manage¥~-~- ~. Cary Roe, Public Works Director ~ Legislative Transportation Principles for 2003 Background The city's 2003 Legislative Agenda makes transportation one of three major advocacy areas for the upcoming legislative session. However, the agenda was prepared prior to some significant discussions about the future of transportation and prior to the defeat of Referendum 51. Therefore, staff is seeking more specific direction than is contained in the Legislative Agenda. The Legislative Agenda now reads as follows: State Package: "Given the major traffic congestion, mobility, and capacity issues impacting Federal Way, the City expects to be actively involved in any legislative matters dealing with state transportation, state funding, and projects." Regional Package: "With the regional transportation statute likely to be examined further in 2003, Federal Way will be actively involved in discussions and may look at limited changes to the 6140 statute - such as clearer bonding authority." Proposed Specific Position on a State Package Federal Way urges the Legislature to move forward on a state package. The state should continue to have prime responsibility for addressing the capacity and mobility needs of the state system. A failure by the state to address transportation needs will result in worsening congestion, potential economic consequences, added pressure on local roadways, and an overall deterioration in the quality of life in the Puget Sound region. The City recognizes a new state investment package may have to be more modest in size and scope than the R-51 package, even though the actual need is significantly greater than R-51 funded. Any package should continue to focus on major highway needs while not overlooking transit, freight, and local roadway investments that are integrally connected to the state system. The City supports provisions to enable Puget Sound counties to keep more of the gas tax dollars and other state transportation dollars they generate. Historically, as much as 30-50 cents of every $1 generated within the Central Puget Sound area has been exported to other parts of the state. Federal Way has concerns with the Governor's proposal to consolidate the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB), and the County Road Administration Board into a new Local Transportation Grants Board. While the City understands the state's desire to achieve greater efficiency in light of the current budget climate, it is critical that the state undertake any consolidations in a prudent manner. Federal Way believes any proposed consolidation needs to address the following matters: 1) maintain the low administrative overhead now enjoyed by TIB and FMSIB, 2) use local elected officials to make decisions and manage contracts, 3) retain the current use of the TIB's existing revenue stream, 4) continue to encourage parmerships, require local matches, and leverage considerable private investment, 5) address transition issues. The City further urges the Legislature to avoid consolidating programs into the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), where they would lose their autonomy and ability to act quickly on project fimding decisions. · The City encourages the Legislature to enact a state transportation package in Olympia. Memorandum to LUTC Legislative Transportation Principles for 2003 January 21, 2003 Page 2 Proposed Specific Position on a Regional Package · Analyses of the current regional statute indicate that bonding and tolling authority could be made more explicit. The City supports these technical adjustments. In other areas, Federal Way believes the RTID statute is working well and changes should be minimal. The City does not support opening the statute for more local arterials or a smaller match percentage for local arterials. Federal Way could support inclusion of light rail if it is limited to the City of Seattle and funded solely with revenue collected in Seattle. The City supports giving the RTID a broad menu of voter-approved revenue sources. In the absence of a large state package, the region will have to bear the burden of Central Puget Sound transportation investments. However, the Legislature needs to be cautious in shifting the burden for highway funding to RTID, as RTID voters will be less likely to support a future statewide package ifa regional package is in place. Ensuring that cities and counties receive a reasonable return on the revenue they generate could mitigate this. Proposed State Projects Federal Way's top projects for state fimding are the same as in 2002. They were addressed by R-51 but now require funding due to defeat of that measure. The information below was updated from a Council-approved position paper dated May 2002. 1-5/SR-18/SR-161 Triangle: This project would reconstruct the 1-5 / SR 18 interchange to improve safety and capacity, as well as provide full access between I-5 and SR 161. The project may also provide partial access to the City of Milton at S 375th Street. The study now underway will identify a preferred alternative and staging plan. Ultimate construction costs are roughly estimated at $190-210 million. This is the city's highest priority project. SR-99 Phases III and IV: Both phases of these projects would construct HOV lanes, raised medians, sidewalks and streetlights, and underground utilities on this 1-5 overflow corridor. Phase III is between the north City limits (S 284th Street) and SR 509 (S Dash Point Road) and is estimated at $14.4 million. Phase IV is between SR 509 (S Dash Point Road) and S 312th Street and is estimated at $12.6 million. This is a city priority project. 1-5 HOVLanes: This project would extend the HOV lanes from S 320~ Street to the Pierce County Line. The Pierce County package further extends the HOV lanes from the county line through Tacoma. The project is expected to cost $139 millio, n. This is a city priority project. S. 312th St. Interchange, S. 320tn St. Overpass, and Park & Ride Ramp to 1-5: City staffhave proposed these projects as one large project that would provide a comprehensive solution to the long-range capacity and safety issues surrounding the I-5 / S 320th Street interchange. Cost is roughly estimated at $45 million. 1-5 and S. 272'dSt.: This project would modify or reconstruct the I-5 and S 272na Street interchange. The cities of Federal Way and Kent have proposed a $12 million modification and WSDOT has proposed a $25-30 million reconstruction, both of which are intended to address safety and capacity issues that will be exacerbated by Sound Transit and Metro improvements in the vicinity of the interchange. SR-509: This project would extend the freeway that now ends at S 188th Street west of SeaTac Airport and extends it to 1-5 near S 210th Street. The Port of Seattle would also construct a south access road from the airport to the new freeway. The project also includes reconstruction of the I-5 / SR 516 interchanges and Memorandum to LUTC Legislative Transportation Principles for 2003 January 21, 2003 Page 3 adds auxiliary lanes on I-5 as far south as S 320~ Street. The project is expected to cost $900 million to $1.02 billion. SR-167: There are a number of projects on SR 167 that would benefit the City by either improving access to the City or diverting traffic from city streets. These include first stage completion of SR 167 between SR 509 at Port of Tacoma and SR 161 in Puyallup (ultimate cost of over $900 million). Another project would provide a northbound to westbound ramp and eastbound to southbound ramp at the SR 18 / SR 167 interchange in Auburn. To make these movements, drivers must currently use West Valley Highway and 15th Street SW. Estimated cost is $57 million. Another project would extend the HOV lanes from 15th Street SW in Auburn to SR 512 in Puyallup, and is shown on the Pierce County list of regionally funded projects. Recommendation Staff recommends that the committee review these proposed specific positions, revise them as appropriate, and forward them to the full City Council's consent agenda on February 4. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE REPORT: Committee Chair Committee Member Committee Member CITY OF ~ Federal Way DATE: January 13, 2003 TO: Eric Faison, Chair Land Use / Transportation Committee FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer David H. ~anager Adelaide Neighbbrhood Traffic Safety (NTIS) Project BACKGROUND Residents in the vicinity of 12th Avenue SW between SW Dash Point Road and SW 296th Street have requested the installation of traffic calming devices in that area based on concerns of high traffic speeds. Currently, adopted NTS installation criteria are based on a point system as follows: Points PDO Accidents/Year Injury Accidents/Year Average Daily Traffic 85th Percentile Speed (5-year history) (5-year history) (two-way total) (mph in either direction) 0.5 0.3-0.5 0.1 500-1100 26-29 1.0 0.5-0.7 0.2 1101-1700 29.1-32 1.5 0.7-0.9 0.3 1701-2300 32.1-35 2.0 0.9,1.1 0.4 2301-2900 35.1-38 2.5 1.1-1.3 0.5 2901-3500 38.1-41 3.0 More than 1.3 More than 0.5 More than 3500 More than 41 Installation criteria are met if the total number of severity points is equal to or greater than 3.0. A traffic study indicated that the subject location would receive 1.0 point for property damage only accident, 0.5 point for traffic volume, and 1.5 points for traffic speed. Therefore, the total number of points is 3.0, which meets the 3.0 point minimum to qualify for traffic calming devices installation. On April 24, 2002 staff conducted a neighborhood meeting to discuss potential traffic calming alternatives that might be effective in reducing speed within the neighborhood. After discussion between the neighborhood residents and staff, and in order to mitigate the identified problems in the neighborhood, a consensus was reached to propose the installation of three speed humps on 12th Avenue SW between SW Dash Point Road and SW 296t~ Street. In accordance with established NTS policies, staffsent ~ballots to property owners and occupants within 600 feet of the proposed speed hump locations. The following table summarizes the ballot results: Speed Hump ', A ::, , 'B ".. ' '] ;:!':;: ?C, ' ' TOtal Ballots Sent 47 74 53 174 Ballots Returned 27 39 30 96 Yes Votes 22 (81%) 33 (85%) 21 (70%) 76 (79%) No Votes 5 (19%) 6 (15%) 9 (30%) 20 (21%) One of the installation criteria requires a 50% majority of the returned ballots. Based on the above table, all locations met the balloting criteria. On January 13, 2003 staff conducted a second neighborhood meeting to inform the residents about the balloting results and the remainder of the process. A total of 18 citizens attended the meeting and 5 of them were opposed to the proposed speed humps. A few residents raised concerns about the balloting area and that they did not get to vote on the speed humps as they live more than 600 feet away from the proposed humps. Staff recommended both parties to attend the LUTC and Council meetings to voice their opinions. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends placing the following item on the February 4, 2003 Council Consent Agenda: Approve the installation of three speed humps along 12t~ Avenue SW between SW Dash Point Road and SW 296th Street. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE REpoRT:. 'Eric Faison,'Chair Michael park, :Member ,Dean McColgan,"Member RP/RT:tm k:~lute~003~adelaide nts - 12swdash.doc CITY OF ~ DATE: TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: January 21, 2003 Eric Faison, Chair Land Use and Transportation Committee Rick Perez, City Traffic _Engineer ~ David H. Mo~ager Citywide Pavemenl Marking Channelization BACKGROUND Prior to release ofretainage on any Public Works project, the City Council must accept the work as complete to meet State Department of Revenue and Department of Labor and Industries requirements. The final cost for the Stripe Rite, Inc. Citywide Pavement Marking Channelization Project (AG #01-122) is $79,528.42. This cost is $2,158.42 over the approved construction contract budget of $77,370.00 (includes contingency). This discrepancy was due to more new thermoplastic markings installed in 2002 than planned, but is still less than the adopted budget of $82,370.00. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends placing the following item on the February 4, 2003 Council Consent Agenda for approval: Acceptance of the Stripe Rite, Inc. Citywide Pavement Marking Channelization Project (AG#01-122), in the amount of $79,528.42 as complete. APP.ROVAL OF iCOMMITTEE REI'ORT: Eric Faison, Chair Michael Park, Member Dean McColgan Member RP:tm cci Project File/AG #01-122 Day File CITY OF ~ Federal Way DATE: TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: January 13, 2003 Eric Faison, Chair Land Use / Transportation Committee Rick Perez, City Traffic Engineer ,/~ Da~%, City Manager September 2003 Transit Service Changes BACKGROUND King County Metro has teamed with Pierce Transit to jointly consider transit service changes in Federal Way and Northeast Tacoma. These changes are being considered as a result of implementation of Metro's Six-Year Plan and Pierce Transit's successful ballot measure for increased revenue. Metro staff has assembled a Sounding Board to help formulate the recommendations. The Sounding Board consists of citizen volunteers that consider ways to improve the transit system. Three open house meetings were held in December and three more are being held on Febrnary 4th, 5th, and 6th. The attached brochure, being mailed out to those on Metro's mailing list, details the proposed changes. STAFF COMMENTS The most controversial item is expected to be the proposed discontinuation of Route 176, which provides commuter service fi'om Twin Lakes to Downtown Seattle. Route 187 between Twin Lakes and the Federal Way Transit Center would then provide route coverage with increased frequency and expanded hours, and Route 177 would provide connecting service between Federal Way Transit Center and Downtown Seattle. Alt4~ough this requires Twin Lakes riders to give up their "one-seat" rides, it gets the longer articulated buses out of the neighborhood streets. It also allows service expansions in other areas of Federal Way. Another route that xvould be discontinued is the Route 178, which provides commuter service from the Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot to Downtown Seattle. Routes 175 and 179 would cover the same areas with the same or better frequency, except for the segment of 1 st Avenue S between S 312th Street and S 320~h Street, which has low ridership. Route 197, which currently provides commuter service between thc South Federal Way Park and Ride Lot and Federal Way Transit Center to the University District, would be revised to originate at Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot instead of South Federal Way. Although some riders from northern Pierce County may oppose this move, many riders are from Twin Lakes and Northeast Tacoma, and would benefit from the improved availability of parking spaces at Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot, compared to South Federal Way Park and Ride Lot, which is at capacity. Route 181, which provides service between Federal Way Transit Center and Green Rive College, would be rerouted to follow Peasley Canyon Road and S 320th Street instead of winding through East Campus. The timesavmgs would be applied to continue the Route 181 to Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot. The area abandoned by Route 181 m East Campus would continue to have service on Pierce Transit Route 501, which provides service between Federal Way Transit Center and Tacoma via Milton and Fife. The extended Route 181 xvould also allow discontinuation of Route 188 between Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot and Federal Way Transit Center. Since Route 181 has 30-minute frequencies and Route 188 has only 60-minute frequencies, this would improve service along most of Route 188. A segment of 21 st Avenue SW between SW 344th Street and SW 356th Street would no longer have service, as would t 3th Way SW and SW 348th Street in Madrona Meadows neighborhood. However, ridership has been low and some riders may be attracted to the new Route 182, as described below. Route 194 which now originates at South Federal Way Park and Ride Lot through Federal Way Transit Center to SeaTac Airport and Downtown Seattle, would now originate at Federal Way Transit Center. The area served south of Federal Way Transit Center would be serviced by a new Route 182, which would continue westward along SW 356th Street into Northeast Tacoma to Northshore Shopping Center. This fulfills a long-felt need for transit service on SW 356th Street. However, City staff is concerned about the potential loss of service after 7 pm to several major employers affected by the Commute Trip Reduction Act, including St Francis Hospital and the Bulk Mail Center. Staff recommends that Pierce Transit consider diverting Route 500 from Pacific Highway S to 9~ Avenue S between S 336th Street and S 348th Street to continue night service on 9th Avenue S. Route 173, which provides commuter service along SR 99 between Federal Way Transit Center and Duwamish industrial area would be discontinued, due to low ridership. Route 174 would provide coverage, but the ride would be 15-20 minutes longer. Route 183, which provides service between Federal Way Transit Center and Kent Transit Center via Camelot and Star Lake, xvould be rerouted. Service on the segment of Military Road S between S 320th Street and 31 ~t Avenue S near Lake Dolloff, which has few riders, xvould be discontinued in order to serve Truman ttigh School and 28~h Avenue S. Pierce Transit has developed two alternatives for Route 61 service in Northeast Tacoma. Route 61 currently provides only hourly weekday service between Northeast Tacoma and downtown Tacoma. The only connections to Metro routes are at the Northshore Shopping ('enter. Alternative 1 provides a revised Route 61 between the Centre at Norpoint and Downtown Tacoma via Northshore Shopping Center, Twin Lakes Shopping Center, and Twin I,akes Park and Ride I,ot only during peak hours. An additional route would provide hourly alt-day service between Browns Point and Northshore Shopping Center. Alternative 2 would have Route 61 routed from the Centre at Norpoint to Federal Way Transit Center during peak hours. An additional route would serve Browns Point, the Centre at Norpoint, Northshore Shopping Center, and Twin Lakes Park and Ride Lot. Either alternative improves connections between Northeast Tacoma and Metro routes; however, staff' supports Altcruativc 2, as it would provide better connections between Northeast Tacoma and CTR-affcctcd worksites in Federal Way. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends placing the following item on the February 4, 2003 Council Consent Agenda: Recommend approval of the proposed Metro and Pierce Transit service changes, with the following recommendations to be considered: 1. Continue provision of evening service to CTR-affected worksites on 9th Avenue S between S 336th Streets and S 348th Street, possibly by rerouting Pierce Transit Route 500; 2. Support Alterative 2 in Northeast Tacoma, in order to improve service between Northeast Tacoma residents and Federal Way worksites. Dean ~~ M----~mber Michael Park, Member RP/RT:tm k:X, lutch20035transit serxicc changes.doc N..E.W.S. Metro - North, East, West, Soul] ~King County ~--~J~ METRO January 200 Your bus service may change this fall King County Metro Transit and Pierce Transit have been looking at ways to improve bus service in Federal Way and northeast Tacoma. In November 2002 we held three public open houses and mailed questionnaires to 47,000 homes and businesses in the afl'ectcd areas. We gathered comments at the open houses and through question- '-aires, e-mails, and telephone calls. We formed a sounding board of community residents to help us review these comments and develop proposals for bus service changes. This newsletter contains details on our proposals and information about how you can help us reach a final decision. Information about proposed changes to some King County Metro and Pierce Transit bus routes in Federal Way and northoast Tacoma; A questionnaire you can fill out and mail to us (or, if you prefer, you can fill it out online at transit.metrokc.gov); Invitations to three open houses in February at which community members will be encouraged to comment on the proposals. Federal Way/King County Metro Proposed changes affecting Ywin Lakes Park- and-Ride, South Federal Way Park-and-Ride; and Federal Way Transit Center Discontinuing Route ! 76 .......................... 4 Changing routes 175, 177, 178, 179, and 187 --4 Map 1 ................................................. 5 Changing Route 197 ................................ 6 Map 2 ................................................. 6 Discontinuing Route 188, ,Revising Route 181 .... 6 · Map 3 ................................................. 7 Proposed new Route 182 .......................... 8 Map 4 ................................................. 8 Federal Way-Duwamish-Downtown Seattle Changing Routes 173, 174, 194 .................. 9 Federal Way-CameiobKent Changing Route 183 .............................. 10 Map 5 ............................................... 10 Northeast Tacoma/Pierce Transit Changing Pierce Transit Route 61 ~nd the new Point "Loop" Alternative One .................................... ! ! Map6 ................................................ Alternative Two .........................: ......... !2 Map 7 ............................................... ! 2 Questionnaire Tell us what you think ........................... 13 Route changes and fare information tables --- 15 Alternative Formats Available 206 263-3424 TTY Relay: 711 3 3jc2 2 Come to a drop-in open house in your community Please come meet with planners from King County Metre and Pierce Transit at one or more of the open houses listed below. We want to hear what you think about the proposed bus route changes described in this bulletin. Meeker Middle School Commons, 4402 Nassau Avenue NE, Tacoma (south of Northshore Parkway) If you are using transit, take Pierce Transit Route 61. Federal Way 320th Street Library Meeting Room, 848 South 320th Street, Federal Way If you are using transit, take King County Metro/'outex 176, 178, 187, 188, 903. Olympic View Elementary School 2626 SW 327th Street, Federal Way (at the corner of 26th Avenue SW) ~f )'ou are ztsing transit, take King CounO, Metro routes ] 76 or 187. Comments? questions? We invite your comments about tbe proposed service changes in this brochure. You can use the attached question- ha!re, find it online at http://transit.metrokc.gov or comment by using the contact information below: · (206) 684-1146 (message line) · (206) 684-1682 (TTY) · (206) 263-3489 (fax) · patrick.duhon@metrokc.gov · King County Department of Transportation, Community Relations (KSC-TR-0824), 201 S. Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104- 3856 If you have questions or need ADA accommodations for the open houses, please contact Patrick Duhon at (206) 263-3424 (voice), (206) 684-1682 (TTY), or patrick.duhon(cthnetrokc.gov (e-mail). King County Metro and Pierce Transit routes ma change in Federal Way and northeast Tacoma King County Metro Transit and Pierce Transit are proposing changes to a number of bus routes in Federal Way and northeast Tacoma in order to make the best use of available resources. These changes would reduce service duplication, increase use of the Twin Lakes park-and-ride, provide new transit service along SW 356th Street, improve hours of operation and trip frequency on certain routes, and introduce ne~v inter-county con- nections between Federal Way and northeast Tacoma. We want to know what you think about these proposals. Please fill out the question- naire on page 13 and mail it to us by Wednes- day, February 12. If you prefer, you can fill out the questionnaire online at transit.metrokc.gov. You're also invited to attend one of our open houses and tell us what you think. Jut proposals affect t 5 t'oLftes The proposals would change King County Metro routes 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 183, 187, 188, 194, 197, and 903, and Pierce Transit Route 61. King County Metro is proposing to add a new Route 182 to provide service along SW 356th Street. Tile following routes would not change under these proposals: · King County Metro routes 196 and 901. · Pierce Transit routes 402,500 and 501. · Sound Transit routes 565 and 574. At a community meeting, a transit planner discusses the plans Metro and Pierce Transit have made for improving commuter trips from Federal Way and northeast Tacoma to downtown Seattle. What happens next? King County Metro and Pierce Transit are conducting public outreach in February to gather conlnlents on the proposed changes. In March, the proposals will be sent to the King County Executive, who, after review, will forward them to tile Kin County Council Transportation Committee. The full counci will act oil the proposed changes in April or May. Thc Pierce Transit Board of Directors will vote oil the proposed changes to Route 61 and other northeast Tacoma service ill July or August. Members of thc public will be invited to comment on the route proposals at these hearings. If you'd like to receive notices about these meetings, please include your name and address when you fill out the attached or online questionnaire. If adopted, changes to King County Metro and Pierce Transit routes in Federal Way and northeast Tacorna would go into effect on Saturday, September 27, 2003. For more detailed information, please see the descriptions, maps, and charts on the following pages. 3 (~) King County METRO Proposed changes for King County Metro routes 176, 177 and 187 · Service on Route 176 would be discontinued (see information below, on Routes 177 and 187, for alternate service). · Service on Route 187 between Twin Lakes and the Federal Way Transit Center would be increased to every 30 minutes on weekdays during rush hours (approxi- mately 5-8 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.), with small (30-foot) buses. · Additional trips on Route 177 would operate between the Federal Way Transit Center and downtown Seattle to substitute for discontinued Route 176 trips and provide frequent rush-hour service without gaps. The schedules of routes 177 and 187 would be coordinated to shorten transfer waiting. 4 Tradeoffs · Commuters who currently board Route 176 in the Twin Lakes neighborhood would have to take Route 187 to th Federal Way park-and-ride and transfer to Route 177 for continuing service to downtown Seattle, or drive to the Twin Lakes park-and-ride and take Route 179 for direct service to downtown Seattle. · King County Metro would serve the Twin Lakes neigh- borhood with small 30-foot buses, making more efficient use of the larger 60-foot articulated buses on service between the Federal Way park-and-ride and downtown Seattle. · Route 177 would continue to operate frequently during weekday rush hours between the Federal Way park-and- ride and downtown Seattle. · Savings from eliminating Route 176 would be used for service improvements on routes 177, 179, 181, 194, 197 and new Route 182, described later in this newsletter. Proposed changes for King County Metro routes 175, 177, 178, and 179 · Service on Route 178 would be discontinued (see information below, on routes 175, 177 and 179, for alternate service). · Route 175 would be revised in the Mirror Lake area to operate a clockwise loop during both morning and afternoon hours, identical to that of Route 901. Route 175 would operate on South 308th Street between 8th Avenue South and Pacific Highway South, and would run to and from I-5 via South 272nd Street instead of the Kent-Des Moines Road. Route 175 would serve the new Redondo Heights park-and-ride at Pacific Highway South/South 278th Street when it opens in 2004. · Additional trips on Route 177 would operate between th Federal Way park-and-ride and downtown Seattle to substitute for discontinued Route 178 trips and provide frequent rush-hour service without gaps. · Additional Route 179 trips would operate during peak hours, providing more service between the Twin Lakes park-and-ride and downtown Seattle. Bus stops would be consolidated along 21 st Avenue and 320th Street to speed up service. TWIN Star Lake P&R ~ _~ Redondo Heights _~ P&R (opening Twin Lakes P&R ~ ?oint Rd . ;: .......saoss, · ~ SW 312 St FEDERAL WAY SW 320 St Twin Lakes P&R SW 344 St Twin Lakes P&R WAY TRANSIT CENTER Federal Way Downtown Seattle Commuter Service Route 1 75 Route 1 77 ---------- Route 1 79 ,, Route 187 "'radeoffs · Savings from eliminating Route 178 would be used for service improvements on routes 177, 179, 181, 194, 197, and new Route 182. · Commuters who currently board Route 178 in the Mirror Lake area would use Route 175 instead; travel times to and from downtown Seattle would remain about the same. · Commuters who currently board Route 178 along First Avenue South would have to walk to either South 312th Street to catch Route 175 or South 320th Street to catch Route 179. · The trip to downtown Seattle on Route 175 would be about five minutes faster for commuters who board along Pacific Highway South between South 308th Street and South 272nd Street. · Commuters to and from downtown Seattle who currently board Route 175 along Pacific Highway South between South 272nd Street and Kent-Des Moines Road would have to take Route 191 instead, and their travel times would be five to seven minutes longer. · Route 177 would continue to operate frequently during weekday rush hours between the Federal Way Transit Center and downtown Seattle. · Service on Route 179 between the Twin Lakes park-and ride and downtown Seattle would increase, with more trips during peak hours. · Some riders along 21st Avenue SW and 320th Street may have to walk farther to reach their bus stop, due to the consolidation of existing stops. A King County Metro transit planner explains proposed changes to a Federal Way resident. 5 (~ King County METRO Proposed chan§e for Kin§ County Metro Route 197 · Route 197 would be revised to start and end at the Twin Lakes park-and-ride instead of the South Federal Way park-and-ride. Service would still operate through the Federal Way Transit Center. If the budget allows, a new evening trip would be added, leaving the University District (University Way NE/NE 45th Street) at approximately 6:10 p.m. Tradeoffs · Route 197 would offer more convenient service to commuters in Twin Lakes and northeast Tacoma. · Shifting Route 197 to the Twin Lakes park- and-ride would free up parking spaces at the South Federal Way park-and-ride for com- muters traveling to and from downtown Seattle. · Some Route 197 commuters who currently drive to the South Federal Way park-and-ride would have to drive either to the Twin Lakes park-and-ride or the Federal Way Transit Center. · SoeAe*'ROute"197 commuters who currently drive to the park-and-rides may be able to walk to the revised route, which would free up parking spaces at the Federal Way Transit Center. 6 \ \ \ SW 320 St S 320 St Twin Lakes P&R FEDERAL WAY -- SW 344 St South WAY TRANSIT CENTER Federal Way Revised Route 197 ,,, ,,,, Existing Routing . . Proposed Routing ,~ King County METRO Proposed changes for King County Metro routes 181 and 188 · Route 181 would be moved to Peasley Canyon Road and South 320th Street in both directions, and would no longer operate on Weyerhaeuser Way South, South 342ncl/344th Streets, or Military Road South. To provide_~ more frequent service along portions of 320th Street and 21 st Avenue SW, the route would be extended to the Twin Lakes park-and-ride. If the budget allows, Route 181 would also operate later in the evening, with the last trip leaving the Twin Lakes park-and-ride at about 11 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and about 9 p.m. on Sunday. · Service on Route 188 would be discontinued (see the proposal on page 8 for new Route 182, which would provide alternate service along SW 356th Street). Tradeoffs · Trips between Federal Way and Auburn would be 10-15 minutes shorter. Riders traveling between Twin Lakes and Auburn would have direct service with no need to transfer at the Federa Way Transit Center. · Service on weekdays and Saturdays would be more frequent along portions of 320th Street and 21 st Avenue SW because Route 181 would operate every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes. · Some current riders of Route 188 south of South 344th Street may have to walk farther for bus service, to either Route 181 at the Twin Lakes park-and-ride or the proposed new Route 182 along SW 356th Street. · Riders along Weyerhaeuser Way and South 336th Street would have alternate service available on Pierce Transit Route 501. ~" SW 320 ST S 320 SI Federal Way c~ Twin Lakes S 324 ST ~.' T~.s. ' CENTER \ P&R SW 34,4 ST TACOMA To/From Downtown Tacoma FEDERAL WAY Revised Route 181 Route 181 Existing Routing ------- Route 1 81 Proposed Routing · ,-,--.- Route 501 7 Proposed new Kin9 County Metro Route 182 · King County Metro is proposing a new Route 182 along SW 356th Street in south Twin Lakes, and along 29th Street NE and 49th Avenue NE in northeast Tacoma. This route would provide new daily transit service, replacing King County Metro Route 194 along South 336th Street and 9th Avenue South, Route 903 on 41 st Street NE and 49th Avenue NE, and Pierce Transit Route 61 along portions of 29th Street NE, 53rd Avenue NE, and 31 st Street NE. Days of operation: Seven days a week. Hours of operation: Approximately 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Service frequency: Every 30 minutes during weekday peak hours (approximately 5-9 a.m. and 3-7 p.m.); every 60 minutes on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday until 7 p.m. Tradeorrs · Savings from eliminating routes 176 and 178 (see page 4) would help pay for service on the new Route 182. · Residents along SW 356th Street would have daily transi service available for the first time. Bus service along South 336th Street and 9th Avenue South would no longer be available after 7 p.m. New service along SW 356th Street would also replace the portion of the route 903 DART area between SW 350th and SW 356th Streets. 8 \ NE TACOMA Z FEDERALWAY S 324 ST S 336 ST ~ Northshore Pkwy .~ S 348 ST 29ST~\ FEDERAL WAY TRANSIT CENTER P&R To/From Sea-Tac Airport, Downtown Seattle Federal Way New Route 182 Revised Routes 174, 194 Route 182 (new) Route 174 ........ Route 194 (~) ~g~°'~t~:~O Proposed changes to King County Metro routes 173, 174, and 194 · Service on Route 173 between Federal Way and the Duwamish induslxial area would be discontinued due to very low ridership. · Route 174 (see Map 4, page 8) would be changed so that all evening and night trips would start and end at the Federal Way Transit Center. Due to very low ridership, Route 174 would no longer operate between the Federal Way Transit Center and the South Federal Way park-and- ride via Pacific Highway South, South 336th Street, and 9th Avenue South after 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and after 6:30 p.m. on weekends. '~ All trips on Route 194 (see Map 4, page 8) would start and end at the Federal Way Transit Center. Due to very low ridership, Route 194 would no longer operate between the Federal Way Transit Center and the South Federal Way park-and-ride (for alternate service until 7 p.m. along Pacific Highway South, South 336th Street, and 9th Avenue South, see the proposed new Route 182 on page 8). · During weekday peak hours, trips would be added to the southbound morning and northbound afternoon/evening schedules of Route 194 to provide service every 15 minutes instead of every 30 minutes. If the budget allows new Saturday evening service every 30 minutes would b added, with the last trip leaving downtown Seattle around '- ' 9 p.m. Tradeoffs · Savings from eliminating Route 173 would be used to increase weekday and Saturday service on Route 194. · Alternate service between Federal Way and the Duwamish industrial area would be available on Route 174, but travel times would be 15-20 minutes longer. · Riders currently taking Route 194 between the Federal Way park-and-ride/Transit Center and the South Federal Way park-and-ride would have alternate service availabl on the new Route 182 until 7 p.m., and on Pierce Transit Route 500 along Pacific Highway South after 7 p.m. ~King County METRO Proposed chan§e for King County Metro Route 183 · Route 183 would be changed to operate on South 304th Street, 28th Avenue South, South 317th Street, and 23rd Avenue South between Camelot and the Federal Way park-and-ride/Transit Center. Due to very low ridership, the route would no longer operate on Military Road South between 31st Avenue South and South 320th Street. lradeoffs · The proposed Route 183 would serve Gateway Center, Federal Way Alternative High School, and the 28th Avenue corridor. · No bus service would operate along Military Road South between 31st Avenue South and South 320th Street. Alternative service would be provided along South 320th Street on the revised Route 181 (see Map 3, page 7). lO S 317 St FEDERAL WAY To/From Kent Sfar Le~e ~ P&R ~ S 272 St S 288 St S 304 St S3.2.0. S.t Peasley ,. wAY TRANSIT CENTER Federal Way Route 183 Proposed Restructure Existing Routing Proposed Routing Proposed Route 181 Proposed changes for Pierce Transit Route 61 and new Point "Loop" Alternative One · Route 61 would serve The Centre at Norpoint, with stops in the central area of northeast Tacoma along Nassau Drive, a portion of Brown's Point Road, and 45th Avenue NE, connecting with King County Metro service at the 49th Avenue NE stop (at the QFC Shopping Center). The route would then continue along SW 340th and 336th Streets in Federal Way to 21 st Avenue SW and the Twin Lakes park-and-ride. From there, it would operate as a direct express to downtown Tacoma. The route would operate every 30 minutes in both directions during peak commute hours (5-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-7:30 p.m.), with the additional possibility of two mid-day trips. The Point "Loop" would operate as a community circulator providing service from the Brown's Point area along Eastside Drive to Dash Point, then on Norpoint to The Centre at Norpoint, where it would connect to Rout 61. It would then continue along Northshore Parkway to 49th Avenue NE and connect with King County Metro service at the QFC Shopping Center. The route would operate every 60 minutes on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; service to the Twin Lakes park-and-ride and week- end service would be on an advance reservation basis. Tradeoffs More frequent commuter service with expanded hours o Route 61 would mean less coverage available for The Point "Loop" service. · Commuters would have greater access to King County Metro services and connections to Seattle. Local Metro Route 182 service (see Map 4 page 8) alon 29th Street NE and 49th Avenue NE would replace current service on Route 61. · Many riders would have faster, more direct service to downtown Tacoma. e,~ THE CENTRE 45 ST NI '.:33 sT nE · ': ' . ~ 'r~. . Y/aT ' ;~,~..· '~"!" "/~' SW 336 ST 29 ST NE Twin Lakes P&R Alternative I New Pierce Transit Route 61 alignment SW 356 ST I) 0 W ll'l'ow n 'l'¢~cFor ~ Ii Pierce Transit The Point "Loop" service SW 320 ST FEDERAL WAY THE CENTRE FEDERAL AT NORPOINT ~ WAY TRANSIT SW 336 ST CENTE~ Twin Lakes P&R ~ SW 356 ST To/From Pierce County Downtown Tacoma Alternative 2 New Pierce Transit Route 61 alignment Pierce Transit The Point "Loop" service Alternative Two · Route 61 would serve The Centre at Norpoint, with stops along Northshore Parkway to 45th Avenue NE, and go through northeast Tacoma to 49th Avenue NE, where it would connect with King County Metro service at the QFC Shopping Center. The route would then continue along SW 340th/336th Streets in Federal Way to 21 st Avenue SW, north to SW 320th Street, and then to the Federal Way Transit Center to connect with King County Metro and Sound Transit services. The route would operate every 30 minutes in both directions-during peak hours (6-7:30 a.m. and 3.:30-7:30 p.m.) on weekdays; mid-day service would oPerate hourly, if possible. · The Point "Loop" in this alternative would provide more community circulator service over a larger area of northeast Tacoma. Serving Brown's Point, the route would cover Norpoint Way to The Centre at Norpoint for connections with Route 61, then continue along Nassau Avenue and 45th Avenue NE to provide connections with King County Metro service at the QFC Shopping Center. The route would then return down 49th Avenue NE to South 356th Street in Federal WaY and along 21 st Avenue SW to the Twin Lakes park-and-ride, con- necting with more King County Metro services. Beyond the Twin Lakes park-and-ride to downtown Tacoma, service would be on a "subscription" basis. The route would operate to the Twin Lakes park-and- ride every 60 minutes between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays; weekend service would be on an advance reservation basis. Tradeoffs · Increased local service on The Point "Loop" would limit the service available for Route 61 to mostly peak commute hours. This could mean very limited mid-day and no weekend service on Route 61. · The Point "Loop" would provide all-day service to King County Metro connections at the Twin Lakes park-and-ride. 12 Tell us what you think.. · about changes proposed for transit service in Federal Way and northeast Tacoma You can also fill out this questionnaire online. Go to transit.metrokc.gov and select Updates (on the left-hand navigation bar), then Service Change Information. PLEASE PRINT Please complete this postage-paid questionnaire and return it to us by Wednesday, February 12, 2003. How often do you ride the bus? [~l 3 or more days a week ~l 1 or 2 days a week ~l Occasionally (less than once a week) [~l Never 2. What one bus route do you ride mo~t frequently? 3. What other bus route(s) do you ride regularly? 4. Do you use a regional reduced fare permit for seniors or people with disabilities? ~ Yes ~ No 5. Please check the community where you live: Central Federal Way [~l Northeast Tacoma North Federal Way ~[ Tacoma South Federal Way ~[ Mirror Lake West Federal Way/Dash Point [~l Redondo Twin Lakes [~l East of I-5 Other Please check the city or community where you work or go to school: [~l Federal Way [21 Auburn ~ Tacoma ~l SeaTac/Airport [~[ Seattle [~l Other: King County Department of Transportation Metro Transit Division What do you think about... 5...improving Metro routes 176, 177, and 1787 Can accept [~l Cannot accept [~l No opinion/not my route 6...improving Metro routes 175, 177, 178, and 1797 ~l Can accept ~l Cannot accept ~l No opinion/not my route 7...improving Metro Route 1977 ~1 Can accept [221 Cannot accept ~l No opinion/not my route 8...improving Metro Route 181 and discontinuing Metro Rou 1887 ~[ Can accept [~ Cannot accept [~ No opinion/not my route 9...starting the new Metro Route 1827 [~l Can accept ~l Cannot accept [2[ No opinion/not my route ~ I I B~,,~,,,..,n,."~,:.~ ~,,,,,, ,.?,,-.-,,,,.,,,~,,,~,-,,-,,.,,,,,,,,.~,~,.,.-r~,~l,.,.~ 10...discontinuing Metro Route 1737 ~l Can accept ~l Cannot accept [21 No opinion/not my route ll...improving Metro routes 174 and 1947 [~ Can accept ~[ Cannot accept ~[ No opinion/not my route 12...improving Metro Route 1837 [~l Can accept [~l Cannot accept [21 No opinion/not my route 13...using Pierce Transit Alternative One revising Route 61 an operating a new Point "Loop" service? [~ Can accept [~ Cannot accept [~[ No opinion/not my route 14...using Pierce Transit Alternative Two revising Route 61 an operating a new Point "Loop" service? ~1 Can accept ~l Cannot accept [~l No opinion/not my route Please add further comments on reverse side of this questionnaire. 13 NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST-CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 1144 SEATTLE, WA POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE King County DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COI~IMUNITY RELATIONS KSC-TR-0824 201 S JACKSON ST SEA'I-FLE WA 98104-9778 Fold here - tape or staples are not necessa~ Comments about Route # Comments about Route # Comments about Route # To be placed on a mailing list for final decisions .on these proposals andupdates about transit service proposals for your area, please fill in the information below: Name .Street . ':' Additional comments about these proposals: City State ZIP E-mail (optional) FEDERAL WAY / NE TACOMA TRANSIT SERVICE ':'~ (Pierce Transit) Northeast Tacoma - Downtown Tacoma (Metro) Federal Way Transit Center/Park.and-Ride - Duwamish Industrial Area 174 (Metro) Federal Way - Highway 99 - Sea-Tac Airport - Duwamish industrial Area - Downtown Seattle 175 (Metro) North Federal Way - Mirror Lake - Highway 99 - Downtown Seattle 176 (Metro) Twin Lakes - Federal Way Transit Center/ Park*and-Ride - Downtown Seaule 177 (Metro) Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Downtown Seattle 178 (Metro) Twin Lakes Park-and-Ride - Mirror Lake - Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Downtown Seattle 179 (Metro) Twin Lakes Park-and-Ride - Downtown Seattle 181 (Metro) 182 (Metro - New) 183 (Metro) 187 (Metre) Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Auburn Sounder Commuter Rail Station - Green River Community College Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - South Federal Way Park-and-Ride - 356th Street - Northeast Tacoma Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Kent Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - 320th Street - Twin Lakes 188 (Metro) Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - 320th Street - 21st Avenue - South Twin Lakes 194 (Metro) Federal Way - Sea-Tac Airport - Downtown Seattle ,~6 (Metro) 197 (Metro) 402 (Pierce Transit) 500 (Pierce Transit) 501 (Pierce Transit) 565 (Sound Transit) 574 (Sound Transit) 901 (Metro) 903 (Metro) South Federal Way Park*and-Ride - Downtown Seattle South Federal Way Park-and-Ride - Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and*Ride - Univenity District Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Puyallup - South Hill - Graham Federal Way Transit CentedPark-and-Ride - Highway 99 - Fife - Downtown Tacoma Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Milton - Downtown Tacoma Federal Way - Auburn Sounder Commuter Rail Station - Kent - Rentoe - Bellevue Lakewood - Tacoma - Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride - Sea-Tat Airport N~h Federal Way - Mirror Lake - Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride Northshore - South Federal Way - Federal Way Transit Center/Park-and-Ride FARE INFORMATION Routin9 and servico level changes To be discontinued Pages 11-12, Maps 6-7 Page 9 Evening/night routing changes Pages 8-9, Map 4 Routing changes Pages 4-5, Map 1 To be discontinued Pages 4-5, MaD 1 Additional trips Pages 4-5, Map 1 To be discontinued Pages 4-5, Map 1 Additional trips, bus stop consolidation Routing changes and later evening service Pages 4-5, Map 1 Page 7, Map 3 New route Page 8, Map 4 Routingchanges FrequencyimprovemenB and earlier hours ofoperation onweekda)~ Tobedi~ontinued Evening routing changes and additional weekday/Saturday service No change Routin9 change and additional afternoon trip No changes affecting Federal Way segment of route No change No change No change No change No change Routing change in Northshore area Page 10, Map 5 Pages 4-5, Map 1 Page 7, MaD 3 Pages 8-9, Map 4 Page 6, Map 2 Page 8 ~Tjl :i I ;;.1 d ;7:1L~ [.'t i ~ I :i ;:Id :111 ;7:1 ~ [,.'11 ."[.Ill L~ I,I I ;7:1 [ [."]/ III Type of Rider One-Zone Two-Zone One-Zone Two-Zone One-Zone Two-Zone Fare Fare Fare Fare Fare Fare I Adult (19 years+) $1.50' $2.00* $1.25 $2.00 $1.25 $2.00 Youth (5-18 years) .50 .50 $1.25 $2.00 .75 $1.50 Senior Citizen, Disabled & Medicare (with .50 .50 .50 $1.00 .50 $1,00 Reduced Fair Permit) PugetPass is honored by King County Metro, Pierce Transit, ST Express, Community Transit and Everett Transit. * adult off-peak fares for Metro are $1 25 for both one- and two-zone trips '/5 King County Department of Transportation - Community Relations MetroTransit Division KSC-TR-0824 201 S JACKSON ST SEATTLE WA 98104-9778 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SEATTLE WA PERMIT NO. 6966 For months, transit planners at King County Metro Transit and Pierce Transit have been trying to figure out how to make bus trips faster and better for more riders. We're hoping that you can help by reading the information and filling out the questionnaire inside this newsletter, and coming to some drop-in open houses to let them know what you think about the work they've been doing. ° leral Way DATE: TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: January 21, 2003 Eric Faison, Chair Land Use and Transportation Committee Patrick Dohe~~uty Director for Economic Development, Community Iltoqel~op~nt Services Department David H. M~j~ele~i,y' ~ager Code Amendments for Multifamily Tax Exemption in City Center BACKGROUND On December 3, 2002 the City Council passed Resolution 02-380, designating the City Center Core and Frame zones as a "residential targeted area" for the purposes of applying a limited property tax exemption to new multifamily construction of over 4 units, pursuant to RCW 84.14.005. (Resolution and map attached for reference.) The above-cited RCW sections provide that once a City has designated a "residential targeted area," it may adopt corresponding code language to implement the limited property tax exemption. Attached you will find a draft ordinance containing all the requisite code language necessary to implement the limited property tax exemption for multifamily construction in the City Center, in accordance with State requirements. The code language will consist of an addition of a new Article VII to Chapter 14 "Taxation." It should be noted that the attached, proposed code language has been derived from applicable State regulations (RCW 84.14.005), as well as by analyzing the corresponding local code provisions from nearby communities that have previously enacted analogous limited property tax exemptions for multifamily construction. Without going into detail, the following outline briefly describes each section of the proposed ordinance and code language: Section 2. Amendment of Chapter 14 FWCC by addition of new Article VII "Multifamily Dwelling Unit Limited Property Tax Exemption." Section 14-230. Purpose. This section lays out the stated purpose for the limited property tax exemption, mentioning six express purposes that generally derive from the Comprehensive Plan's various policies related to encouraging more residential opportunities within the City Center. Section 14-231. Definitions. Six definitions are provided here for terms of particular importance in these code provisions. Memo to LUTC on Housing Tax Exemption Page 2 of 2 Section 14-232. Residential targeted areas - Designation. This section specifies that the City Center Core and Frame zones are the designated "residential targeted area." Section 14-233. Tax Exemption - Duration - Valuation - Exceptions. This section states that the property tax exemption is for 10 years, that it applies only to multifamily construction and not to land values or nonmultifamily construction. Section 14-234. Project eligibility. This section details several requirements for eligibility, including project location in the City Center, containing at least 4 units, compliance with all other applicable land use and building regulations, having no code violations, construction having to be completed within 3 years of approval of the tax exemption, and the necessity for the project owner to enter into a written contract with the City. Section 14-235. Application procedure. This section outlines the procedures for applying for tax exemption. The following will be required: a completed application form (to be created following adoption of this ordinance); a written description of the project and schematic plans;owner acknowledgement of tax liability if the project becomes ineligible; an application fee of $150; application prior to land use or building permit application; allowance for application if a land use or building permit application is already on file as of the adoption of this ordinance. Section 14-236. Application Review - Approval - Required findings - Issuance of conditional certificate - Denial - Appeal. This section outlines the criteria for application approval and denial. If approved, the owner shall enter into a contract with the City, to be approved by the City Council, following which the Director shall issue a conditional certificate of acceptance of tax exemption. If the application is denied, the Director shall so state in writing, and this denial is appealable to the City Council. Section 14-237. Amendment of contract. The above-mentioned contract may be amended upon written petition from the owner. Terms and conditions may be considered for amendment. A fee of $150 is required. Section 14-238. Extension of conditional certificate - Required findings - Denial -Appeal. This section allows for the extension of the conditional certificate by up to 24 additional months upon written petition and $150 fee. Criteria for extension include: circumstances beyond control of owner delaying completion of construction; owner has been acting in good faith; and all conditions are being satisfied. Director may deny extension, which decision is appealable to the Hearing Examiner. Section 14-239. Final certificate - Application - Issuance - Denial - Appeal. Upon completion of construction the Director issues a final certificate of tax exemption with the Assessor upon demonstration by the owner that all conditions have been met. A $50 fee is required. The contract cited above is then recorded with King County. The Director may elect not to issue a final certificate, upon finding noncompliance with the contract. Such decision is appealable to Hearing Examiner. Section 14-240. Annual certification. The owner shall file an annual report that includes a statement of occupancy/vacancy of the units; statement that the use is still multifamily; and description of any changes to the property. Failure to submit may result in cancellation of tax exemption. Section 14-241. Cancellation of tax exemption - Appeal. If the tax exemption is canceled due to noncompliance with the contract, the Director shall so notify the owner. This decision is appealable to Memo to LUTC on Housing Tax Exemption Page 3 of 3 the Hearing Examiner, who shall give substantial weight to the Director's decision. Section 14-242. Review of program. This section stipulates that the Council may review the program at any time, but at a minimum the program shall be reviewed within five years. Review shall include consideration of the number of units constructed, multifamily development trends, review of administrative processes and procedures, public comment, among other things. Review of the program may result in its termination. Any applications pending upon such termination would be vested to the preexisting regulations and would continue to be processed for tax exemption. Section 3. Amendment of Chapter 14, Article VI, "School Impact Fees." Code sections 14-220 through 229 have been added and reserved for this article to accommodate future amendments, given that the new article VII begins with 14-230. Sections 4, 5, 6 - Severability, Ratification, Effective Date. Standard language. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the LUTC recommend approval of the proposed draft code amendments. /~/PPRO~L ~O~. COMMITTEE 'REPORT: '".'"'"~':¢~:~: '"~ Y ~'" :¥' :.... · ":":' '~ · Eric Faison, Chair .. Michael Park, Member · .iiDeanMcC°lgan, Member cc: Resolution 02-380 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE FEDERAL WAY CITY CODE BY ADOPTING ARTICLE VII RELATING TO A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN THE CITY CENTER CORE ("CC-C") AND FRAME ("CC-F") ZONES. WHEREAS, in 1995 the Washington State Legislature adopted Chapter 84.14 RCW, to encourage increased residential opportunities in cities required to plan under the Growth Management Act, by providing for special property tax valuations for eligible multifamily housing in targeted urban, residential areas; and WHEREAS, Chapter 84.14 further authorized cities with a population of at least fifty thousand to adopt procedures to implement the special property tax valuations; and WHEREAS, in 1998 the Federal Way City Council adopted the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan, to implement the planning requirements of the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan designates City Center Core ("CC-C") and City Center Frame ("CC-F") areas, to "redevelop the City Center and create a compact urban community and vibrant center of activity," with the crux of the strategy being the promotion of"a compact urban center with connections between where we live, work and recreate,"; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan contains goals (CCP9 and 10) encouraging the City to "provide incentives to encourage residential development in City ORD # __., Page 1 Center, core/frame areas", and to "Revise land use regulations to allow the frame area to accommodate higher density residential uses accompanied by residentially oriented retail and services uses"; and WHEREAS, on December 3, 2002 the City Council designated the City Center Core and Frame zoning districts as a "residential targeted area" for the purpose of allowing a limited property tax exemption for qualifying multifamily housing, pursuant to RCW 84.14.040(2); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt procedures for the application for and approval of property tax incentives for qualifying multifamily housing within the "residential targeted area"; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings of Fact. A. The City Center Core and Frame zones are an urban center, as defined in RCW 84.14.010, because they are an identifiable district where urban residents may obtain a variety of products and services. B. The City Center Core and Frame currently lack sufficient available, desirable, and convenient residential housing to meet the needs of the public who would be likely to live in the City Center Core and Frame if desirable, attractive and livable places to live were available. C. The provision of special property tax valuations within the City Center Core and Frame will encourage construction of new multifamily housing, and that ORD # ~, Page 2 provision such additional housing opportunities in the City Center Core and Frame will assist in achieving the goals of the City's Comprehensive Plan and the parallel purposes set forth in RCW 84.14.007. D. Encouraging the development of new residential units in the City Center Core and Frame will also assist in reducing development pressures on single- family residential neighborhoods. E. Additional residential development within the City Center Core and Frame will help achieve development densities that are more conducive to transit use. Section 2. Amendment of Chapter 14 of the Federal Way City Code, to add a new Article VII, "Multifamily Dwelling Unit Limited Property Tax Exemption". Chapter 14 of the Federal Way City Code is hereby amended by the addition of Article VII, Multifamily Dwelling Unit Limited Property Tax Exemption, as follows: Article VII. Multifamily Dwelling Unit Limited Property Tax Exemption Section 14-230. Purpose. As provided for in chapter 84.14, RCW, the purpose of this article is to provide limited, ten (10) year exemptions from ad valorem property taxation for qualified new multifamily housing constructed in the City Center Core and Frame zones, in order to: (1) Accomplish the planning goals of the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A, and the City of Federal Way Comprehensive Plan, specifically Goals CCP 9 and 10; and/or ORD # , Page 3 (4) and Frame, thereby neighborhoods; and/or (2) Encourage residential opportunities within the City Center Core and Frame residential targeted area; and/or (3) Stimulate new construction of multifamily housing in the City Center Core and Frame to increase housing opportunities; and/or Assist in directing future population growth into the City Center Core reducing development pressures on single-family residential (5) Achieve development densities that are more conducive to transit use in the City Center Core and Frame; and/or (6) Promote community development and City Center Core and Frame revitalization, in fulfillment of the Comprehensive Plan City Center "Vision." Section 14-231. Definitions. In construing the provisions of this article, the following definitions shall be applied: (1) "Assessor" means the King County Assessor. (2) "Director" means the Director of the Federal Way Community Development Services Department, .or any other City office, department or agency that shall succeed to its functions with respect to this article, or his or her authorized designee. (3) "Multifamily housing" means a building or townhouse having four (4) or more dwelling units designed for permanent residential occupancy. (4) "Owner" means the property owner of record. (5) "Permanent residential occupancy" means multifamily housing that provides either rental or owner occupancy for a period of at least one (1) month. This ORD # , Page 4 excludes hotels and motels that predominately offer rental accommodation on a daily or weekly basis. (6) "Residential targeted area" means the City Center Core and Frame zones, as designated by the City Council pursuant to this article. Section 14-232. Residential targeted areas -- Designation. (a) Pursuant to this Section, the Federal Way City Center, consisting of the areas zoned CC-C and CC-F, is designated as a "residential targeted area." (b) If a part of any legal lot is within the residential targeted area, then the entire lot shall be deemed to lie within the residential targeted area. Section 14-233. Tax Exemption - Duration - Valuation - Exceptions. (a) Exemption, Duration of The value of improvements qualifying under Section 14-234 is exempt from ad valorem property taxation for ten (10) successive years beginning January 1st of the year immediately following the calendar year of issuance of the Final Certificate of Tax Exemption. (b) Limits on exemption. The exemption does not apply to the value of land or to the value of nonhousing improvements not qualifying under Section 14-234, nor does the exemption apply to increases in assessed valuation of land and nonqualifying improvements. This article also does not apply to increases in assessed valuation made by the assessor on nonqualifying portions of building and value of land, nor to increases made by lawful order of a county board of equalization, the Department of Revenue, or a county, to a class of property throughout the county or specific area of the county achieve the uniformity of assessment or appraisal required by law. ORD # , Page 5 Section 14-234. Project eligibility. To qualify for exemption from property taxation under this article, the property must satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) The property must be located in the designated residential targeted area. (2) The project must consist of at least four (4) dwelling units of multifamily housing, located within a residential structure or a mixed use development, in which at least fifty (50) percent of the space within such residential structure or mixed use development is intended for permanent residential occupancy. (3) The project must comply with all zoning requirements, land use regulations, and building code requirements contained in Federal Way City Code Volumes I and II and applicable upon land use permit approval or submittal of a complete building permit application, whichever occurs sooner. (4) For the duration of the exemption granted under this article, the property shall have no violations of applicable zoning requirements, land use regulations, or building code requirements contained in Federal Way City Code Volumes I and II for which the Community Development Services Department shall have issued an order to cease activity ("OTC") or notice of violation and order to correct ("NOV") that are not resolved by a voluntary correction agreement, vacation by the hearing examiner, or action of the property owner in compliance with the applicable code requirements as determined by the Director, within the time period for compliance provided in such OTC or NOV and any extension of the time period for compliance granted by the Director. ORD # , Page 6 (5) New construction multifamily housing must be completed within three (3) years from the date of approval of the application or by any extended deadline granted by the Director pursuant to Section 14-238. (6) The owner must enter into a contract with the City, approved by the City Council, under which the owner has agreed to the implementation of the development on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Council. Section 14-235. Application procedure. The owner of property applying for exemption under this article shall submit an application to the Director on a form established by the Director. The owner shall verify the correctness of the information contained in the application by his/her signature and affirmation made under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington. The application shall contain such information as the Director may deem necessary or useful, which at a minimum shall include: (1) A completed City of Federal Way application form, including information setting forth the grounds for tax exemption. (2) A brief written description of'the project, and schematic site and floor plans of the multifamily units and the structure(s) in which they are proposed to be located; (3) Floor and site plans of the proposed project, which plans may be revised by the owner provided such revisions are made prior to the City's final action on the exemption application; (4) A statement from the owner acknowledging the potential tax liability when the property ceases to be eligible for exemption under this article; ORD # __, Page 7 (5) At the time of initial application under this section, the owner shall pay to the City an initial application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), plus an amount necessary to cover recording fees under Section 14-239. (6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of this section, the application shall be submitted any time before the earlier of (1) an application for a land use approval process FWCC Chapter 22, and (2) an application for a building or other construction permit under FWCC Chapter 5. (7) If, on the effective date of this Article, the owner has applied for a permit identified in subsection 6 of this section, then application for exemption under this section may be submitted any time prior to issuance of a building permit. Section 14-236. Application Review - Approval - Required findings - Issuance of conditional certificate - Denial - Appeal. (a) The Director may approve an application if he or she finds that: (1) a minimum of four (4) new units are being constructed; (2) the proposed project is or will be, at the time of completion, in conformance with all approved plans, and all applicable requirements of the Federal Way City Code or other applicable requirements or regulations in effect at the time the application is approved; (3) the owner has complied with all of the requirements of this article, including but not limited to project eligibility requirements contained in Section 14-234 and application requirements contained in Section 14-235; and (4) the project site is located within a designated residential targeted area. ORD # __, Page 8 met. (b) The Director shall deny an application if the foregoing criteria are not (c) If the application is approved, the owner shall enter into a contract with the City, approved by the City Council, regarding the terms and conditions of the project under this article. (d) Following Council approval of the contract, the Director shall issue a conditional certificate of acceptance of tax exemption. The conditional certificate shall expire three (3) years from the date of approval unless an extension is granted as provided in Section 14-238. (e) If the application is denied, the Director shall state in writing the reasons for the denial and send notice of denial to the owner's last known address within ten (10) days of the denial. (f) An owner may appeal a denial of a tax exemption application to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of notice of the denial. The appeal before the City Council shall be based upon the record before the Director, and the Director's decision will be upheld unless the owner can show that there is no substantial evidence on the record to support the Director's decision. The City Council's decision on appeal is final. Section 14-237. Amendment of contract. (a) Any owner seeking amendment(s) to the contract approved by the Director may do so by submitting a request in writing to the Director at any time within three (3) years of the date of the Director's approval of the contract. ORD # __., Page 9 (b) Any owner seeking amendments to the approved form of contract shall pay to the City an amendment application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for administrative costs, plus any amount necessary to cover recording fees under Section 14-239. (c) The date for expiration of the Conditional Certificate shall not be extended by contract amendment unless all the conditions for extension set forth in Section 14-238 are met. SectiOn 14-238. Extension of conditional certificate - Required findings. Denial - Appeal. (a) The conditional certificate may be extended by the Director for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months. The owner shall submit a written request stating the grounds for the extension together with a lee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the City's administrative cost to process the request. The Director may grant an extension if the Director finds that: (1) The anticipated failure to complete construction within the required time period is due to circumstances beyond the control of the owner; and (2) The owner has been acting, and could reasonably be expected to continue to act, in good faith and with due diligence; and (3) All the conditions of the original contract between the owner and the City will be satisfied upon completion of the project. (b) If an extension is denied, the Director shall state in writing the reason for denial and shall send notice to the owner's last known address within ten (10) calendar days of the denial. An owner may appeal the denial of an extension to the ORD # __, Page 10 Hearing Examiner by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) calendar days after issuance of the notice of the denial. The appeal before the Hearing Examiner shall follow the provisions of the Federal Way City Code, Sections 22-397 - 22-406. The Hearing Examiner's decision shall be the final decision of the City, and is not subject to further appeal. Section 14-239. Final certificate - Application - Issuance - Denial - Appeal. (a) Upon completion of the construction as provided in the contract between the owner and the City, and upon issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy, or a permanent certificate of occupancy if no temporary certificate is issued, the owner may request a final certificate of tax exemption. The owner shall file with the Director such information as the Director may deem necessary or useful to evaluate eligibility for the final certificate, which shall at a minimum include: (1) A statement of expenditures made with respect to each multifamily housing unit and the total expenditures made with respect to the entire property; (2) for the exemption; A description of the completed work and a statement of qualification (3) A statement that the work was completed within the required three (3) year period or any approved extension; and (b) At the time of application for final certificate under this section, the owner shall pay to the City a fee of fifty dollars ($50) to cover the City's administrative costs. ORD# ,Page 11 (c) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of all materials required for a final certificate, the Director shall determine whether the completed work is consistent with the contract between the City and owner, whether all or .a portion of the completed work is qualified for exemption under this article and, if so, which specific improvements satisfy the requirements of this article. (d) If the Director determines that the project has been completed in accordance with the contract between the owner and the City and the requirements of this article, the City shall file a final certificate of tax exemption with the Assessor within ten (10) days of the expiration of the thirty (30) day period provided under subsection C of this section. (e) The Director is authorized to cause to be recorded, or to require the owner or owner to record, in the real property records of the King County Department of Records and Elections, the contract with the City required under Section 14-236, or such other document(s) as will identify such terms and conditions of eligibility for exemption under this article as the Director deems appropriate for recording. (f) The Director shall notify the owner in writing that the City will not file a final certificate if the Director determines that the project was not completed within the required three (3) year period or any approved extension, or was not completed in accordance with the contract between the owner and the City and the requirements of this article, or the owner's property is otherwise not qualified for the limited exemption under this article. (g) The owner may appeal the Director's decision to the Hearing Examiner by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) calendar ORD # __, Page 12 days after issuance of the notice of the denial. The appeal before the Hearing Examiner shall follow the provisions for appeal contained in FWCC 22-397 - 22-406. The owner may appeal the Hearing Examiner's decision to the King County Superior Court according to the procedures contained in RCW 34.05.510 through 34.05.598, as provided in RCW 84.14.090(6), within thirty (30) days of notification by the City to the owner of the decision. Section 14-240. Annual certification. (a) Within thirty (30) days after the first anniversary of the date the City filed the final certificate of tax exemption and each year thereafter, for a period of ten (10) years, the property owner shall file a certification with the Director, verified upon signed affirmation under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington. The certification shall contain such information as the Director may deem necessary or useful, and shall at a minimum include the following information: (1) A statement of occupancy and vacancy of the multifamily units during the previous year; (2) A certification that the property has not changed use since the date of filing of the final certificate of tax exemption, and continues to be in compliance with the contract with the City and the requirements of this article; (3) A description of any improvements or changes to the property made after the filing of the final certificate or most recent certification, as applicable. (b) Failure to submit the annual certification may result in cancellation of the tax exemption. ORD # __., Page 13 Section 14-241. Cancellation of tax exemption - Appeal. (a) If at any time the Director determines that the property no longer complies with the terms of the contract or with the requirements of this article, or the use of the property is changed or will be changed to a use that is other than residential, or the property for any reason no longer qualifies for the tax exemption, the tax exemption shall be canceled and additional taxes, interest and penalties imposed pursuant to state law. (b) If the owner intends to convert the multifamily housing to another use, the owner must notify the Director and the King County Assessor within sixty (60) days of the change in use. Upon such change in use, the tax exemption shall be canceled and additional taxes, interest and penalties imposed pursuant to state law. (c) Upon determining that a tax exemption shall be canceled, the Director shall notify the property owner by certified mail, return receipt requested. The property owner may appeal the determination by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk, within thirty (30) days after issuance of the decision by the Director, specifying the factual and legal basis for the appeal. The appeal before the Hearing Examiner shall follow the procedures set forth in Sections 22-397 - 22-406. At the appeal hearing, all affected parties may be heard and all competent evidence received. The Hearing Examiner shall affirm, modify, or repeal the decision to cancel the exemption based on the evidence received. The Hearing-Examiner shall give substantial weight to the Director's decision to cancel the exemption, and the burden of proof and the burden of overcoming the weight accorded to the Director's decision shall be upon the appellant. An aggrieved party may appeal the Hearing Examiner's decision to the King County Superior Court in accordance with the procedures in RCW 34.05.510 through 34.05.598, ORD# ,Page 14 as provided in RCW 84.14.110(2), within thirty (30) days after issuance of the decision of the Hearing Examiner. Section 14-242. Review of program. (a) The provisions of this article shall be reviewed five (5) years after the effective date of the ordinance codified herein. Such review may include, but not be limited to, the number of dwelling units granted property tax exemption under this program, consideration of the multifamily development trends in the City and region, review of administrative processes and procedures, as well as public comment. If the program is terminated, no further applications for a conditional certificate of tax exemption shall be accepted. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the owner. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, pending complete applications for a conditional certificate, extension of conditional certificate or final certificate shall be processed as provided in this article under Sections 14-234 - 14-238. Sections 14-233, 14-236, 14-239, and 14-240 shall survive the expiration of this article and shall apply to all properties that have been issued a final certificate of tax exemption under this article until expiration, termination or cancellation of the certificate. Section 3. Amendment of Chapter 14, Article VI, "School Impact Fees." Chapter 14, Article VI, School Impact Fees, is hereby amended to add the following as the last line of that article: 14-220- 14-229. Reserved. Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or ORD # __, Page 15 circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from the time of its final passage, as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this ,2003. day of CITY OF FEDERAL WAY MAYOR, JEANNE BURBIDGE ATTEST: CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: ORD#__,Page 16 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: PUBLISHED: EFFECTIVE DATE: ORDINANCE NO. K:\ordinance\taxexemptionordinance12-30 ORD# , Page 17 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, REGARDING DESIGNATION OF A RESIDENTIAL TARGETED AREA, ENCOMPASSING THE AREAS CURRENTLY ZONED CITY CENTER CORE AND FRAME, FOR LIMITED TAX EXEMPTION FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, in 1995 the Washington State Legislature adopted Chapter 84.14 RCW, to encourage increased residential opportunities in cities required to plan under the Growth Management Act, by providing for special property tax valuations for eligible multifamily housing in targeted urban, residential areas; and WHEREAS, Chapter 84.14 further authorized cities with a population of at least fifty thousand to adopt procedures to implement the special property tax valuations; and WHEREAS, in 1998 the Federal Way City Council adopted the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan, to implement the planning requirements of the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan designates City Center Core ("CC-C") and City Center Frame ("CC-F") areas, to "redevelop the City Center and create a compact urban community and vibrant center of activity," with the crux of the strategy being the promotion of "a compact urban center with connections betWeen where we live, work and recreate,"; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan contains goals (CCP9 and 10) encouraging the City to "provide incentives to encourage residential development in City Center, core/frame areas", 02-380' Res. ~ , Page and to "Revise land use regulations to allow the frame area to accommodate higher density residential uses accompanied by residentially oriented retail and services uses"; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to consider whether to adopt a residential targeted area in which property tax exemptions may be granted for construction of qualifying multi- family housing; and WHEREAS, RCW 84.14.040(2) provides that the City Council may adopt a resolution of intention to so designate a residential targeted area, and that the resolution must state the time and place of a hearing to be held by the City Council to consider the'designation of such an area; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a resolution of intention to designate a residential targeted area on November 5, 2002 and set the public hearing for December 3, 2002; and WHEREAS, the City has provided official notice of this hearing in the Federal Way Mirror on November 16 and 20, 2002, in compliance with the requirements of RCW 84.14.040(3); and WHEREAS, the City Council has heard and considered public comment regarding the designation of a residentially targeted area for the purposes of applying a limited property tax exemption for multifamily housing in the City Center Core and Frame zones at the November 6, 2001 and December 3, 2002 public hearings; 02-380 Res. # , Page 2 NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 84.14, the City Council designates the area of the Federal Way City Center currently zoned City Center Core and Frame (see map, Exhibit 1) as a residential targeted area for the purposes of limited tax exemption for new multifamily development. Section 2. The City Council directs City staff to draft the corresponding implementing ordinance(s) and/or procedures and present them for consideration by the Finance, Economic Development and Regional Affairs Committee. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution. Section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of the resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 5. Effective Date. passage by the Federal Way City Council. RESOLVED BY WASHINGTON, this This resolution shall be effective immediately upon THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, __ day of ,2002. ..~Y OF FEDERAL WAY MAYOR, JEANNE BIJRBIDGE 0£-880 Res. # , Page 3 ATTEST: CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: RESOLUTION NO. 0 2 -8 8 0 k:\reso\taxdesigreso 11/26/02 12/03/02 02-880 Res. # , page 4 EXhibit 1 Residential Targeted Area N Legend: N Residential Targeted Area Map Oa~e:. Sep(ember. L~<)I. 500 1,000 Feet Il 1